"Given the strength back to succeed"

I was very scared when I first came into treatment for my eating disorder (Anorexia Nervosa), but all the staff very quickly made me feel safe and at ease. I received so much support with both my eating disorder and my mental health.

The staff on Kinver always made time to talk to me, noticed shifts in my mood and went above and beyond to offer me support. They fought hard for me to stay on the path to recovery even when I felt like giving up, even when things felt too hard. Kinver was a safe space where I learnt that it is okay to make mistakes, to have bad days and that on the days where I felt I was falling apart, there was always someone there to offer a kind word and the support I needed.

Nothing was too much trouble for the staff, they taught me that I matter and that I am worthy of recovery, of hope and happiness and so much more. I am so incredibly grateful to each and everyone of the staff who fought for me on the days I was too tired to fight for myself.

It's thanks to them that I have hopes of a brighter future, that I remembered how to smile, how to laugh and how much I want my life back. Kinver taught me that I have the strength to succeed and that I deserve recovery. It's not often you find somewhere where everyone is in their job because they genuinely care but here is exactly what I found.

Every single person here wants to make a difference, they show that they really care every single day, they always treat me like a person not a just a patient. I will be forever grateful to them for helping me get my life back and for giving my daughter her mum back.