How a WithAll Grant Helped Corina Reclaim Her Life

Corina had found eating disorder treatment and was beginning to get help. Then insurance troubles and everyday living costs threatened to take that opportunity away.

A grant from WithAll’s Recovery Support Program helped cover the expenses treatment did not, giving her more room to focus on recovery. Today, Corina describes a life filled with more color, self-acceptance, creativity, and hope.

When Getting Help Was Only the Beginning

Corina’s struggles with body image began early. Surrounded by diet culture and unrealistic expectations about appearance, she began connecting her worth to the way her body looked.

Then, during her teenage years, Corina lost her father to suicide. Her mental health deteriorated further, and her eating disorder became increasingly severe. Eventually, she stopped eating and lost a dangerous amount of weight.

When suicidal thoughts returned, Corina did something important: she asked her mother to take her to the hospital.

She found a treatment center willing to help. For a moment, there was a path forward.

Then her insurance approval was revoked because of age restrictions.

The setback was devastating, but Corina kept looking for another way. A staff member helped her find a lower level of care that her insurance would partially cover. That solved part of the problem, but it did not cover everything Corina needed to make treatment possible.

Treatment Was Available. Affording Life Around It Was Not.

Groceries and supportive housing were still Corina’s responsibility. She had no income and limited resources, and the financial pressure grew alongside the work she was being asked to do in recovery.

Her mother did everything she could to help, even selling jewelry to keep Corina in treatment.

Still, it was not enough.

This is one of the realities of eating disorder treatment that can be easy to overlook. Someone can find a program, receive some insurance coverage, and be ready to do the work of recovery, yet still struggle to stay in care because basic living expenses have become unaffordable.

The Support Corina Feared Would Never Come

Corina received a grant through WithAll’s Recovery Support Program.

The grant helped with the everyday expenses that were threatening her ability to continue. With less pressure around paying for food and other necessities, Corina had more space to focus on what treatment was asking of her.

“This grant provided me with the financial support I was afraid I would not receive”

For Corina, that financial support helped change the experience of treatment. Instead of worrying as much about replacing the food she was eating or whether she could afford to continue, she could direct more of her attention toward recovery.

The grant did not pay Corina’s treatment bill. It helped cover the life happening around treatment. That difference is at the heart of WithAll’s Recovery Support Program.

What Does a Recovery Support Grant Cover?

A Life With Color Again

Receiving financial help did not make recovery easy. Corina still had to do the difficult work of healing. But having support helped keep financial stress from closing off the opportunity to do that work.

As her recovery progressed, Corina began experiencing life differently. What had once felt like a black-and-white daze began to feel more colorful. She found greater acceptance of herself and started imagining a future beyond the eating disorder.

Creativity is now part of that future. Corina is finding strength through writing and art, and she hopes to use both to help other people who are struggling with their mental health.

The person who once feared she would lose access to treatment is now thinking about what she can create, who she can help, and what comes next.

And Corina has a direct message for the people whose donations make Recovery Support Program grants possible:

“You are saving my life”

There are still more people seeking this support than current funding can reach. Recovery Support Program grants are awarded through a monthly lottery, with an average of only 14 to 18 grants available each month.

Corina found support after insurance and family resources could not cover everything she needed to remain in care. More funding means more people facing that same gap can receive help when it matters most.

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