
Coach Catherine Liberty
- Eating Disorder Recovery Coach Since 2011
- BSc (Hons), PgDip, MSc, MBPsS.
- Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
- Co-author of ‘The Bulimia Help Method’
Hi, my name is Catherine, and I have been successfully coaching people in recovery from binge eating and bulimia since 2011.
I specialize in providing recovery coaching via email and I have been blessed to be a part of so many incredible recovery success stories over the years. Working with clients from across the globe, aged between 18-68 years old, has taught me that no one is beyond help. Full recovery is possible, no matter how long you have suffered for!
Coaching others through recovery is my one true passion, it’s what I believe I was put on this earth to do, yet, my connection with disordered eating runs much deeper still. Before I became a Coach, I personally battled with binge eating and bulimia for most of my life.
I began binge eating and dieting as a very young child. Then, after developing bulimia in my teenage years, I went on to suffer from chronic episodes of binge eating and purging for an additional decade before finally seeking help.
Today I am proud to say that I have been fully recovered from all forms of disordered eating since 2009. I eat intuitively and I am at total peace with food and my body. This is a level of freedom that I never dreamed would be possible and it’s what drives me to coach people just like you to find full lasting recovery too!
My professional background is in Health Psychology, Social Work and Mental Health Support Work, but I believe that it’s my personal recovery experience and insight that helps so much when coaching others. One of the things I love most about coaching here at BingeCode.com is that I get to share the exact same recovery methodology that I personally used to recover. This is the recovery methodology that literally saved my life and I believe in it 100%.
So if you are ready to start living the life of freedom that you truly deserve, I am here and ready to show you the way!
As a Coach, I work hard to ensure that I create a recovery environment built on trust, compassion and honest communication. I know that opening up about your eating disorder can be so overwhelming but please know that I will create a safe space for you where you are free to be yourself without fear or judgement. I will be with you every step of the way as you embark on your journey to food freedom.
You can listen to a little of my own recovery story here.
You can also hear from one of my former coaching clients here.
(Pat had suffered from disordered eating for over 40 years and I was so blessed to be a part of her journey to full recovery).
About Email Coaching with Catherine
With Email Coaching you’ll be receiving an amazing level of support from Catherine. Via an ongoing email exchange and weekly progress reviews, you’ll work together to formulate a series of practical, manageable, step-by-step strategies and goals that will enable you to break down your recovery barriers and allow you to work through your biggest challenges and struggles.
You’ll also be free to contact Catherine at any point via email, even daily or multiple times each day if you wish, should you find yourself needing a little extra support and reassurance along the way.
Clients THRIVE in this type of set-up and although it’s sometimes heavy and deep, it’s also engaging, enlightening and fun too.
Register for Email Coaching with Catherine
Currently, we have 3 Email Coaching spaces available with Coach Catherine.
If you would like to work with Catherine for your recovery, please sign up using the link below:
https://bingecode.com/checkout-coaching/
(Please note places are very limited and we operate a first come first served policy.)
Testimonials For Coach Catherine
Dayna Testimonial
“I don’t even know where to begin, so to put it simply, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for helping me get my life back.
There were so many years that went by where I truly believed my eating disorder would always win and that there was nothing I could do to stop it, no matter how hard I tried. I thought life had to be that way for me, and that something as simple as enjoying a meal at a restaurant with friends was out of the question.
However, you came into my life and inspired me, motivated me, celebrated my every accomplishment, and were there to pick me back up when I had setbacks and doubts. Your guidance and support was so meaningful, genuine, and compassionate, and it was exactly what I needed to get to where I am now. I’ve accomplished so much in the past year, and I can’t wait to see where an eating disorder free life continues to take me.
I don’t know that I will ever be able to repay you for all that you have done for me, however, I plan to use everything you have taught me to help others who are struggling with food, body image and chronic dieting.”

Pat Mary's Story: Recovery after 43 years
It feels strange to look back now and realise that prior to my recovery, I had never really known what life without an eating disorder was like.
I can trace my first memories of disordered eating all the way back to when I was mere 3 or 4 years old.I was always a highly sensitive, anxious child and it did not take long for food to become the primary focus of my childhood fears.
I remember being particularly scared of eating school dinners and doing everything in my power to avoid it. These attempts couldn’t fool the school’s headmaster – he noticed that I was growing increasingly pale and malnourished, and informed my parents about my reluctance to eat at school.
It wasn’t like it was any different at home though – my mum always had a hard time convincing me to finish my meals. The concern of my headmaster, however, landed me and my mum in the doctor’s office. It was Ireland in the 1960s – medical professionals knew nothing about eating disorders back then. The doctor didn’t take my problem seriously. He assured my mum that I would simply grow out of it.
This was the first time I was told that my struggles were, in a sense, not real. It took years for me to persuade myself otherwise and try looking for help again. So I kept on doing what I had always done – and I was growing more and more exhausted, depressed and isolated in the process. Life wasn’t easy for my parents too – my dad was an alcoholic and my mum had four younger children to raise.
As a result, my decline went largely unnoticed. I felt unloved most of the time. No matter what I did, I never felt like I was good enough.
My body image deteriorated and my thoughts became distorted. I was bingeing more and more frequently. I was also worrying about my weight and, in an attempt to control it, I started purging at least once or twice a day.
- I thought I had no discipline and no self-control.
- I blamed myself for what was happening to me.
- I went on numerous diets in the hope of reducing my insatiable appetite.
- I kept on restricting my food intake and punishing myself for bingeing.
- I even tried going to counselling for a while – however, it wasn’t geared towards my eating disorder and focused in on other problems that had occurred in my life.
- I didn’t know where else to turn.
- I felt hopeless.
As the years went by with no significant changes, the desire to just give up grew stronger and stronger.
It all changed after I accidentally stumbled on a book “The Bulimia Help Method” by Ali and Richard Kerr. Everything that I read in there made perfect sense – from beginning to end.
My bulimia wasn’t my fault after all. It was simply an automatic physical response brought on by years of starvation and malnourishment. The same process would affect anyone and everyone who starved themselves – of course. I was no different! Reading the book was an eye-opening experience, a true revelation that allowed me to realise that I could recover even after four decades of disordered eating.
I decided not to waste any more time and started the recovery process straight away.
“The Bulimia Help Method” made it absolutely clear that structured eating was one of the most important elements of recovery. I was eager to put this theory to the test and began eating 6 daily meals every 3 hours, while also paying attention to micronutrients and focusing on consuming lots of fresh, whole foods.
I have to admit though that it wasn’t all smooth sailing. I stuck to my eating schedule, I kept nourishing my body, but I still couldn’t get a handle on my bingeing and purging.
I was still frightened of letting my old coping mechanisms go.
Perhaps it was too late for me to recover after all?
Perhaps, after 43 years of disordered eating, the patterns were simply too ingrained to be changed?
It was clear that I needed something extra, something more to really make a difference in my life.
That was when I signed up to the Binge Code Coaching Program and met Catherine, a person who became my trusted recovery guide.
It was such a significant turning point in my healing that I can still remember the exact date of our meeting – 23 February.
From that day onward, I only thought positively about recovery.
I’m not exaggerating when I say that meeting Catherine absolutely changed my life.
There was finally somebody who understood me, believed in me and, most importantly, helped me believe in myself.
The things that my coach taught me were truly invaluable.
- I learned to be myself, love myself and care for myself.
- I learned to allow myself to just take a rest and enjoy recovery.
- I learned to experience it to the full – with all of the pain, the joy, the highs, the lows and the relapses that come with it.
And all the while Catherine was there for me, never judgemental and always endlessly encouraging.
With the help of my coach, I discovered that feeling my emotions was actually okay.
It wasn’t scary or threatening. I didn’t have to numb my anxiety, anger or pain with food. If I allowed my feelings to simply be there, they moved through my body and eventually dispersed.
It was holding on to them, trying to prevent them from moving, trying to prevent the pain, that caused the tension more than anything else.
Because of my coaching, I was able to become familiar with my true feelings and my true self once again. It’s the greatest gift that anyone could ever receive.
Sure, there have been challenges along the way and I had to learn to overcome them.
Pat Mary's Story: Recovery after 43 years
It feels strange to look back now and realise that prior to my recovery, I had never really known what life without an eating disorder was like.
I can trace my first memories of disordered eating all the way back to when I was mere 3 or 4 years old.I was always a highly sensitive, anxious child and it did not take long for food to become the primary focus of my childhood fears.
I remember being particularly scared of eating school dinners and doing everything in my power to avoid it. These attempts couldn’t fool the school’s headmaster – he noticed that I was growing increasingly pale and malnourished, and informed my parents about my reluctance to eat at school.
It wasn’t like it was any different at home though – my mum always had a hard time convincing me to finish my meals. The concern of my headmaster, however, landed me and my mum in the doctor’s office. It was Ireland in the 1960s – medical professionals knew nothing about eating disorders back then. The doctor didn’t take my problem seriously. He assured my mum that I would simply grow out of it.
This was the first time I was told that my struggles were, in a sense, not real. It took years for me to persuade myself otherwise and try looking for help again. So I kept on doing what I had always done – and I was growing more and more exhausted, depressed and isolated in the process. Life wasn’t easy for my parents too – my dad was an alcoholic and my mum had four younger children to raise.
As a result, my decline went largely unnoticed. I felt unloved most of the time. No matter what I did, I never felt like I was good enough.
My body image deteriorated and my thoughts became distorted. I was bingeing more and more frequently. I was also worrying about my weight and, in an attempt to control it, I started purging at least once or twice a day.
- I thought I had no discipline and no self-control.
- I blamed myself for what was happening to me.
- I went on numerous diets in the hope of reducing my insatiable appetite.
- I kept on restricting my food intake and punishing myself for bingeing.
- I even tried going to counselling for a while – however, it wasn’t geared towards my eating disorder and focused in on other problems that had occurred in my life.
- I didn’t know where else to turn.
- I felt hopeless.
As the years went by with no significant changes, the desire to just give up grew stronger and stronger.
It all changed after I accidentally stumbled on a book “The Bulimia Help Method” by Ali and Richard Kerr. Everything that I read in there made perfect sense – from beginning to end.
My bulimia wasn’t my fault after all. It was simply an automatic physical response brought on by years of starvation and malnourishment. The same process would affect anyone and everyone who starved themselves – of course. I was no different! Reading the book was an eye-opening experience, a true revelation that allowed me to realise that I could recover even after four decades of disordered eating.
I decided not to waste any more time and started the recovery process straight away.
“The Bulimia Help Method” made it absolutely clear that structured eating was one of the most important elements of recovery. I was eager to put this theory to the test and began eating 6 daily meals every 3 hours, while also paying attention to micronutrients and focusing on consuming lots of fresh, whole foods.
I have to admit though that it wasn’t all smooth sailing. I stuck to my eating schedule, I kept nourishing my body, but I still couldn’t get a handle on my bingeing and purging.
I was still frightened of letting my old coping mechanisms go.
Perhaps it was too late for me to recover after all?
Perhaps, after 43 years of disordered eating, the patterns were simply too ingrained to be changed?
It was clear that I needed something extra, something more to really make a difference in my life.
That was when I signed up to the Binge Code Coaching Program and met Catherine, a person who became my trusted recovery guide.
It was such a significant turning point in my healing that I can still remember the exact date of our meeting – 23 February.
From that day onward, I only thought positively about recovery.
I’m not exaggerating when I say that meeting Catherine absolutely changed my life.
There was finally somebody who understood me, believed in me and, most importantly, helped me believe in myself.
The things that my coach taught me were truly invaluable.
- I learned to be myself, love myself and care for myself.
- I learned to allow myself to just take a rest and enjoy recovery.
- I learned to experience it to the full – with all of the pain, the joy, the highs, the lows and the relapses that come with it.
And all the while Catherine was there for me, never judgemental and always endlessly encouraging.
With the help of my coach, I discovered that feeling my emotions was actually okay.
It wasn’t scary or threatening. I didn’t have to numb my anxiety, anger or pain with food. If I allowed my feelings to simply be there, they moved through my body and eventually dispersed.
It was holding on to them, trying to prevent them from moving, trying to prevent the pain, that caused the tension more than anything else.
Because of my coaching, I was able to become familiar with my true feelings and my true self once again. It’s the greatest gift that anyone could ever receive.
Sure, there have been challenges along the way and I had to learn to overcome them.
Ciara Testimonial
“Before I started email coaching with Catherine I was binging and purging over three times a week, pretty much all day. The day after binging and purging I would spend over three hours trying to exercise all the guilt and calories away, neglecting all the things I truly value in life including my family and my degree.
In a state of desperation I reached out to Catherine and I have never looked back since. Catherine’s coaching has had a profoundly positive impact on my life. Thanks to her wisdom and patience, binging and purging is pretty much a distant memory for me.
Catherine has guided me through every challenge and hurdle I’ve faced and made freedom from this horrible disorder seem so possible. I never ever thought I’d reach the day where my cupboards could be filled with chocolate, cereal, peanut butter (and all other sorts of former trigger foods) without feeling the desire to inhale them all.
I have a new found love for life and would thoroughly recommend Catherine and Binge Code Coaching to anyone struggling with bulimia and/or binge eating. Investing in coaching will serve you in immeasurably positive ways both mentally and physically for life.
Thank you for everything Catherine.
Ciara Burke

Sarah's testimonial
I had some form of disordered eating for as long as I can remember.
I started dieting at a very young age- I attended weight watchers meetings with my mom in middle school and did Jenny Craig in high school. Many of my earliest memories are tied to food, dieting and body image. I was always cycling through dieting and bingeing- I wanted to lose weight but felt powerless to binges. As my restriction became more severe, my binges got more intense too. In college, I started purging, which quickly spiralled out of control. I had to drop out of college and go to an outpatient clinic. The treatment helped and I didn’t have disordered eating for 5 years. I felt free and ‘cured’. My experiences inspired me to get an advanced degree in psychology. I was happy.
Fast forward to my second year of grad school. I had gained a little weight and found the more I tried to diet it away the more weight I ended up putting on. Which led to more dieting. Eventually, I relapsed, which turned into 4 long years of bulimia again. The shame, guilt, anxiety and depression that came with was painful. I was so frustrated and so ashamed. I wasn’t sure if I would get better this time. I hid it from almost everyone I knew, even my live-in boyfriend. I tried so many things to get myself to quit bingeing and purging: online therapists, in-person therapy, intuitive eating courses, a zillion books, one-on-one coaching that cost an obscene amount of money (ugh it was more than $4k). I tried bribing myself, bullying myself. Nothing worked long-term. I was bingeing and purging about 2x a week and it was killing my soul.
I found the email coaching program through a bulimia self-help book I was reading at the time. I decided to give it a shot. I was already in the habit of throwing money at my eating disorder out of desperation. I chose the email option because I already had experience with video and phone therapy, and found it difficult to be fully honest. My lack of assertiveness and people-pleasing nature didn’t lend itself to video or phone therapy. Both times I ended up ghosting the therapist in the end, unable to tell them I was struggling if I relapsed. I didn’t want them to think less of me. It sounds silly now but that was my reality.
I cannot say how much this email coaching has changed my life.
I literally thought I was never going to recover. My family history and long-standing dieting and body image issues felt like curses I would never be able to overcome.
Right away Catherine helped me through emails. I felt I could be completely honest with her and that she wouldn’t judge me. She understood. I could save her incredible words, and read them again later.
Her unwavering optimism, unrelenting belief that I could recover and positivity helped me every day.
I am honestly shocked that I am recovered.
I did not think it would happen. I did email coaching for 2 months and I am so far down the road to recovery already. Throughout this process, I felt so understood, cared for, and supported. I am able to eat without guilt, keep all sorts of food in my house, and not think about my appearance every 5 seconds. I lessened the frequency with which I use food to cope with boredom/sadness/anger/anything. Trust the program.
If you are lucky enough to do email coaching with Catherine, you will get better!
She is the best!
Lisa’s Testimonial
Bulimia had so many negative effects on my mind and my body. I didn’t realize how deep I was in this illness until I began using your recovery program. After a few weeks I started to feel that I needed more support. At that point I completed the initial information questions and put in my request to be paired with a coach. I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Was this someone who I would connect with? What was the real role of the coach? Did I really need this?
I was paired with Catherine Liberty. She was supportive, she quoted some of what I had written so I knew she actually read it!! She gave me some homework to do. I have to say her initial “assignments” were terrifying to me, but after short reflection I saw such incredible value in everything she has suggested I do. It is comforting to read her words because I know she knows what I am feeling and going through. I get so excited to check my email during the day to see if she has sent something new. I feel I have made a new friend, but it’s more than friendship-her genuineness and honesty really help me open up about what I am thinking and going through. I chose email correspondence for many different reasons and she has encouraged me to email as often as I need to. I ask her questions, I vent, I whine, whatever I need to do she welcomes and always with kindness, she replies. The open communication is incredible. When I feel most vulnerable, sad, alone in this battle; she is there with kind words and thoughtful insights.
I have already shared the benefits of this program with so many of my friends and family. It is changing my life everyday. It offers the greatest level of support and information. I could go on and on about how much it has done for me and continues to help me everyday of my recovery.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
Zariyah Testimonial
“I am also sad to be stopping as I have really loved checking my inbox and seeing your name! Your emails have brought me to tears, to happiness and most of all brought me a huge amount of support and inspiration. Not to mention a safe comfortable place where I can say anything and won’t be judged. So again thank you and thank you again.”
Mary Testimonial
“Never, ever has anyone (including multiple licensed therapists) been able to offer any words of wisdom that actually made navigating this process any easier-until now. You and Binge Code Coaching have changed my life, Catherine. I get what all of the recovered women from the program meant when they’ve said, “I’ve tried everything under the sun to recover, but it wasn’t until discovering the Binge Code that I ever found full recovery possible.” The world has so long needed a more scientific and pragmatic approach to eating disorder recovery. The fact that all of the coaches have, yourselves, experienced the horrors of bulimia and beyond is huge. I feel so blessed and grateful to have found this program and to have been paired with you as my coach.”
Natalie Testimonial
My name is Natalie. Since I was a child I have struggled with body image and food, but I have struggled with an eating disorder for ten years. I struggled with anorexia for seven years and then it switched to struggling with bulimia and binge eating disorder. I have struggled with the binging for three years and I never thought in my life that I could ever recover from my eating disorder. I have always hated myself…hated myself. It hasn’t mattered what size I’ve been…I’ve never been good enough.
When I started gaining weight because of binging, I would just keep going to food for comfort to help numb the anger and hatred I had for myself (and every other problem in life). I have gone to food for everything, when I’m sad, lonely, hurt, upset, insecure…food has always been there for me. It’s been my comfort, my friend and my control…really ever since I was a little girl.
Well, when I started gaining weight I tried every diet program out there…literally every diet program. I have wasted more money then I care to admit signing up and starting these programs, buying books, meal plans…you name it, I’ve done it. And EVERY time gained more weight than before I even started the program. I would lose weight fast…but I couldn’t handle it and I would just binge to where I would gain more weight. So then I’d try again and lose weight by a diet or restricting and gain it all back plus some.
Last year I had come to my wit’s end. I don’t know how but I stumbled across this website and it just caught my eye. I signed up for the emails and I absolutely fell in love with this method and these people. Finally, someone was speaking my language!! Each email that came through, I could relate to it in a way I hadn’t been able to! So I then purchased the Bulimia Help Method and watched the videos printed out the papers and I started going through it just by myself. Well, I had gone through something in life which brought me to my lowest point. I was binging a lot and gaining so much weight. I literally thought I was going insane. I got to the point where I was sobbing and speaking out loud to myself in my room one night. I was just hating myself and my life. I was utterly exhausted with trying to fight this eating disorder. I was scared to death to sign up for this coaching/emailing program because I had literally tried every other method out there…why would this one be different?? Why would this one help?? Would I really heal from this like this program said I would?? Would these emails really help…I mean it’s just emails? But because I was so low and truly on the brink of insanity without thinking much more, I signed up.
Let me tell you something…this program saved my life. I have more hope for my future than I have ever had in my life! (And believe me, I have read other people’s stories and would doubt what they would say…but it’s true!!) I have started maintaining weight…I haven’t even lost much weight (I don’t know cause I don’t have a scale) but! I have just recently been able to start loving, enjoying and appreciating myself right now, at this weight I’m at…and I haven’t had that since…ever!! I am still a baby in this journey, I feel, but even my family just told me, they haven’t seen me this happy and healthy in a long time…and they said not just the outward…but on the inside.
You will not find sweeter coaches, they understand, they don’t make you feel stupid or insecure. With all the programs and counselors and therapists I have been to I have never shared more vulnerable secrets and things about myself then I have with my coach and not once did I feel stupid but I felt so free and like for once somebody understands and gets me and this crazy disorder and the fight that we fight!!
If you’re thinking of doing this program or doubting this is the right one for you?? Trust me. It’s right. It works. It’s the best program I’ve ever done and I wish to goodness that I could put into words how thankful I am for this program and for my coach. God, my coach and this program saved my life…and it can save YOU!
Blessings,
Natalie