Olivia’s Story: From Years of Anorexia to Freedom, Confidence and Self-Trust with Kev’s 4-Pillar Coaching

“Kev doesn’t just change people. He changes lives.”

When Olivia came to Kev, she wasn’t starting a new fitness journey; she was trying to break free from a lifelong battle with anorexia that had become woven into the fabric of her identity.

She had spent her entire adult life stuck in the same heartbreaking loop: progress… collapse… relapse… repeat.

She didn’t need another diet plan.
She didn’t need more willpower.
She didn’t need another counsellor telling her to “try harder.”

She needed someone who could understand her disorder, dismantle it piece by piece, and rebuild her relationship with food, self-belief and her own body; safely, compassionately and without judgement.

And that someone was Kev.

What Happened to Olivia?

Olivia developed anorexia at a young age. For years, it dictated what she ate, how she felt, and how she saw herself.

Across that period, she tried counselling many times, but nothing ever stuck. The support wasn’t wrong… but it wasn’t right for her. No one ever broke the cycle that kept pulling her back.

By the time she found Kev, she was dealing with:

  • Severe fear of fats and carbohydrates
  • Obsessive behaviours and body dysmorphia
  • Extreme fatigue and digestive issues
  • A deep sense of shame around eating
  • The habit of using exercise as punishment
  • anxious thinking loops and trauma she never processed

She’d hidden her disorder from most people for years. Her immediate family knew, but only Kev would become the person she trusted enough to reveal everything.

Her turning point was simple but devastating:

“I keep ending up back where I started. I can’t live like this anymore.”

She wasn’t looking for a trainer.
She was looking for freedom.

And that’s the work Kev specialises in.

Kev’s Four-Pillar Coaching: The Approach That Saved Her Life

Kev doesn’t treat eating disorders with exercise and macros.
His coaching is built on four pillars — psychology, education, physical capability and nutritional understanding.

But more importantly, he adapts each pillar differently for every person.

For Olivia, the transformation began in her mind long before it ever touched her plate.

1. Psychological Coaching – Rewiring Beliefs, Breaking the Cycle

Olivia’s greatest fear wasn’t food — it was losing control.

Kev knew that if he didn’t change her beliefs, nothing else would change.

So he started gently, using reframing rather than confrontation.
He showed her that she was terrified of carbs and fats… but happily drank wine and ate Haribo.

Then he broke the illusion:

“These are carbs. Sugar. It’s not the food you’re scared of.
It’s the story your mind tells you about them.”

For Olivia, this was the first time she realised her fear was emotional, not biological.

But her disorder still fought back.

Whenever life overwhelmed her, her instinct was to stop eating.

Kev didn’t punish her for it.
He didn’t shame her.
He simply reframed the moment:

“If you don’t fuel your body, I can’t train you properly.
Your session will still happen — but it will be a conversation instead of a punishment.”

She loved training.
She didn’t want to lose it.
This became a compassionate boundary that saved her from relapsing repeatedly.

Bit by bit, her trust in Kev grew.
She started revealing parts of her life no one knew.
He became the anchor she needed. A coach, yes, but also a safe space.

2. Physical Coaching – Turning Exercise From Punishment Into Power

Before Kev, exercise had one purpose:
to undo food.

Punishment. Compensation. Control.

Kev shut that down instantly.

There were no punishing circuits.
No “burn it off” sessions.
No calorie-chasing.

He shifted her entire relationship with movement.

He gave her confidence-based exercises. Movements he knew she could do — so she’d experience success, not fear.

Strength became evidence.
Not evidence of aesthetics…
but proof:

“Your body is stronger than your disorder wants you to believe.”

Training became a reward.
A privilege.
A celebration of what her body could do when she nourished it properly.

This single shift transformed her identity.

3. Nutritional Coaching: Rebuilding Her Relationship With Food

Kev’s nutrition coaching isn’t about food.
It’s about the stories people attach to food.

Olivia had erased fats and carbs from her life, except for the hidden ones she didn’t realise she was eating.

Kev’s education flipped everything for her:

  • He explained how food actually works inside the body.
  • He removed labels like “good” and “bad.”
  • He helped her reintroduce foods she’d feared for decades.
  • He taught her to understand ingredients, not fear them.

Her proudest moment?

Going to a restaurant with her parents, ordering a steak, eating the whole meal, and not punishing herself afterwards.

That wasn’t a nutritional milestone.
That was emotional liberation.

4. Educational Empowerment: Weekly Reflection & Long-Term Autonomy

Every week, Olivia and Kev reflected on her emotions, behaviours and patterns.

Not to judge.
Not to criticise.
But to understand.

This built her emotional literacy, something anorexia had taken from her.

As she grew stronger, Kev gave her an “exit mindset”:

  • How to spot relapses early
  • How to interrupt old patterns
  • How to make decisions based on Olivia, not her disorder
  • How to trust her body
  • How to trust herself

Kev doesn’t create dependency.
He creates independence.

And Olivia became independent again.

The Outcome: A Life Reclaimed, a Mind Freed

Working with Kev didn’t just help Olivia eat better.
It gave her back the life anorexia had been controlling for 25 years.

Her transformation includes:

  • A repaired, healthy relationship with food
  • Freedom around eating choices
  • Regular strength training without punishment
  • Emotional stability
  • Confidence and self-respect
  • The ability to see food as nourishment, not fear
  • The first real independence she’s had as an adult

Most importantly…

She now chooses her actions.
Not the disorder.

Her family see the change.
Her relationships have improved.
And she finally feels like she’s living again, not surviving.

Her words sum it up best:

“Kev’s just a life changer. He doesn’t transform people, he transforms lives.”

Could You Be the Next Olivia?

If you’ve spent years stuck in an eating disorder cycle…
if you’ve relapsed more times than you can count…
if food feels frightening instead of freeing…

You don’t have to stay there.

Kev specialises in the cases where others have given up.
Where counselling alone hasn’t worked.
Where the disorder has become the enemy, you can’t fight alone.

His compassionate, perspective-shifting 4-Pillar Method is built for people like Olivia, people with real battles, real fear and real courage.

He won’t judge you.

He won’t shame you.
He’ll simply help you rebuild your life — piece by piece.

Kev currently operates a waiting list to ensure every client receives personalised, emotionally safe coaching.

Tell Kev your story.
Let him help you build the next chapter.

Get in touch today!