Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
"To everyone going back and forth about whether to heal your relationship with food and your body… your ED can offer relief, but recovery can offer you life; Happiness, inner peace, free time, your relationships, and your identity. Share this with someone who needs to hear this." 💙
— Lexi Serra, Say It Brave Member
"To everyone going back and forth about whether to heal your relationship with food and your body… your ED can offer relief, but recovery can offer you life; Happiness, inner peace, free time, your relationships, and your identity. Share this with someone who needs to hear this." 💙
— Lexi Serra, Say It Brave Member



![What Recovery Day Means to Me: Shay
[Transcript]
There are many lives and many paths to healing. I knew that I had found my path when I was able to fully accept and embrace all of myself and who I am as an individual.
Hi, my name is Shay, and I’m a Recovery Ambassador Council member for ERC and Pathlight.
Self-acceptance is not always an easy topic. Accepting the parts of myself that I was comfortable with in the beginning was easy. Accepting the parts of myself that I was not comfortable with, that was much harder, and that was the work of recovery for me.
My hope for all of you this Eating Recovery Day, is that you can find self-acceptance and be able to embrace your whole self whatever that means for you and live your most authentic life.
About Recovery Day:
On Recovery Day we celebrate the hard work of seeking recovery & mental health. Recovery Day’s theme, “Many Lives, Many Paths to Healing” allows each of us to celebrate where we are on our own mental health journey. Some of our paths feel barricaded by trees and roots, while others of us see more clear trail markers to our destination. And yet here we are to celebrate another year. The path of you. The path of me. The courage that it has taken to continue on this journey and those who have supported the path to recovery along the way. What Recovery Day Means to Me: Shay](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uKmDVevH3gw/mqdefault.jpg)



![What Recovery Day Means to Me: Niki
[Transcript]
There are many lives and paths to healing. My journey to healing allowed me to help create a community so that no one has to heal alone.
Hi y’all, my name is Niki, and I’m an alumni family liaison for Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety.
About Recovery Day:
On Recovery Day we celebrate the hard work of seeking recovery & mental health. Recovery Day’s theme, “Many Lives, Many Paths to Healing” allows each of us to celebrate where we are on our own mental health journey. Some of our paths feel barricaded by trees and roots, while others of us see more clear trail markers to our destination. And yet here we are to celebrate another year. The path of you. The path of me. The courage that it has taken to continue on this journey and those who have supported the path to recovery along the way. What Recovery Day Means to Me: Niki](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v4Ums1B81rA/mqdefault.jpg)


