Who are we & how can we help you?

Hello, lovely. We are so delighted that you are here. This is the home of EmpowerED AF, one of the most cutting edge, global communities for females struggling with the mental load of bulimia.

We’re all about helping you use your recovery process as a spring-board so you can build the life you dream of, while making life-long friendships and having fun.

We've worked with so many women from all over the world re-orient their attention from bulimic obsessions to empowering lives that better serve themselves and our world. We’re here to help you too.

No matter whether you’re working a job and/or a mom, a high-school or college student, or just so stuck in the recovery process – we’ve got you covered.

We have so many resources to help you make the progress without monopolizing your time and bank account. Our work removes the psychological desire to binge, without pain, rules or missing out.

We reduce fear from your relationship with yourself, others, and food. You end up with more freedom and bandwidth to pursue your true goals without abandon.

Sounds hard to believe, but it is true.

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Imagine this….

it’s 30 days from now and you wake up feeling light, liberated, and fully in control.

The once overwhelming ups and downs of your day, and the anxiety of navigating social situations, no longer dictate you're eating habits.

Picture a life where food is simply and afterthought, a mere part of your day that doesn't spark joy or fear, but simply exists.

Instead, your passions, goals, and true intentions take center stage, guiding you towards a life filled with purpose and fulfillment.

You’ve done it. You’ve recovered from Bulimia.

You’ve stepped into the world of <45% of people that actually recover from this obsessive condition. 

You know you can now go out into the world and make a difference.

Your actions are now going to benefit yourself and others.

It’s the greatest feeling in the world.

I know because I’ve done it. 

Meet your Coach

I'm Rachael Draper: Founder of the EmpowerED AF community, Mom, Daughter, Author, PhD, Trauma-Informed Coach specializing in Affective Liminal Psychology, and animal lover. Having overcome both bulimia and alcohol-use disorder by revamping my own relationship to food & drink, stress & connection, today I help others do the same.

I’ve personally overcome Bulimia and gone on to pursue more meaningful aspirations.

I’ve also helped other people go from bulimic to EmpowerED AF.

And what I can tell you is that the process of ghosting Bulimia is much quicker than you think….

BUT only if you know exactly what to do and have the right support to get your there.

See, when I first tried to get over Bulimia, it took 5 years...I was defiant about needing help, didn't feel at all comfortable talking to counselors about it, and certainly didn't find any helpful books-just a bunch of personal journeys. No tools. No exercises. Only talking about the problem, with seemingly no solutions.  

The reality is...Conversations about binge eating and bulimia--especially those centered on "weight restoration" via monitored eating schedules and weight tracking--focus on addressing symptoms rather than underlying causes. The young woman stuck in a binge-purge cycle is treated as incompetent, irrational, and impaired. Worse, bulimia can trigger therapists to bring out their arsenal of labels: borderline, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive. The stigma of these labels repels millions of "grey-area" women struggling to accept, justify, understand, and control the way they consume processed foods in a society that values specific female shapes. Maintaining this status quo exponentially hurts more people than it helps. Through the EmpowerED AF community, we are not only challenging that, we are changing it.

Even though I eventually moved on to a milder version of weight control through running, I was left vulnerable to yet another obsessive relationship with alcohol later in life because I had never dealt with the underlying root cause.

But then I had a conversation with a mentor of mine who’d overcome her own struggles with managing her mind around food and drink.

She laid out exactly what I needed to do and gave me a strong incentive to get it done---my own dreams! 

What happened next blew my mind!

I not only ghosted my urges, but also fell in love with life again. I learned the function of these weird food and drink obsessions was to provide sort of an escape hatch from needs I wasn’t meeting in my life. As a means of tolerating the intolerable.

What's more, is this was all possible even though I had a full-time job, I was a mom of two young kids, and I could only focus on myself for 30-60 min a day before everyone else woke up.

And what surprised me more, is that I went on to create useful collaborations at and achieve 2 new INDs with our team at work! The new skills I learned to manage my mind around food/drink were directly applicable to EVERY other facet of life. 

I realized my mentor was on to something, but she didn't work with "full-fledged eating disorders".   

So, I started teaching other people with bulimia these skills. I believe this is sort of akin to a gateway drug in that young people fall into this trap. 

 Their results were just as impressive! See, ED people as a group are BRIGHT.  A little education with this group of people goes a loooong way. I knew this. 

However, I noticed a difference between the people I worked closely with through daily interaction, and those that just received education, but didn’t have anyone to co-regulate with. 

The ones that had person-to-person interaction overcame bulimia in record time, quickly moving on to other more worthy goals in their careers and relationships.

But the ones without the co-regulation spun their wheels, got stuck in over thinking, and started and stopped their recovery process dozens of time.

I know this process works, but only if you feel safe enough to work the process. Humans need co-regulation to achieve this safety.

That’s why I’ve decided to create a brand-new way to basically guarantee that every person who wants to move past bulimia can do so within 30 days, even if they’ve tried and failed before.

Introducing…. EmpowerED AF's 30-day SELF-RESCUE Toolkit!

The step-by-step method to FINALLY ghost Bulimia and re-orient to a more empowering goal that serves you and our world!

This is EmpowerED AF's Signature Coaching Program designed to give you exactly what you need at each phase of your recovery.

So how does this work?

✅ 30 days of step-by-step action plans

✅ Exactly what you need to do every single day of the 30 days (opened up for you daily so you never miss a beat)

✅  No confusion ever. Just the exact next step you need to take.

✅  Support and Co-regulation as you do this important work!

✅  The Secret Ingredient that guarantees you’ll overcome Bulimia in 30 days (I’ve NEVER seen this fail when I’ve used it with a client).

PLUS......

• 🔥Bonus 1: New monthly workshops and Expert Interviews with the teachings of Stephen Porges, Richard Schwartz, Gabor Mate, Mastin Kipp, Eileen Wilder, Brook Castillo, Annie Grace, and more.
• 👯‍♀️Bonus 2: 1. Built-in accountability and connection in our Lone-wolf to Leader Community.
• 🤖Bonus 3: + So much more: On-demand access to our Pivot-to-Purpose AI-powered Emotional Regulation Bots, our Mighty Networks Phone App to learn on the go, Expect to Self-Rescue VR stress simulator, all the help you could need to get where you want.

WANT OUR HELP? Curious About Changing Your Relationship With Food?

We've got you covered. If you’re looking for friends and fun, and want to benefit from group coaching support as you grow beyond bulimia then come and join our EmpowerED AF member's club. You’ll get access to mobile-friendly app containing 30+ lessons, AI-powered emotional regulation tools, and co-regulation with women from all over the world.

Make a difference.

Follow your higher calling.

This Beta Version is free! Join us!

Enroll in the 30-day binge-free challenge. 👇👇👇👇👇