
Eating Disorder Recovery Path is a trauma-informed, peer-led membership community designed for those navigating eating disorder recovery. Inside, you’ll find a self-paced course, companion workbook, live member events, practical tools, and supportive resources, all in a safe, private virtual community. Build a recovery path that truly fits your life. Your recovery. Your way!
Front of Coin
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Dear Recovery Friend,
In the wintertime of 2022, while in residential treatment at The Emily Program in Seattle, I created the idea of an “Eating Disorder Recovery Coin.”
My vision was to see this project through so that it could help others who are affected by an eating disorder, like myself. This idea motivated, encouraged and inspired me not only to keep working on it but to also continue working hard on my own treatment and recovery over the next year.
After drawing a handful of prototypes, I soon settled on one that is very similar to the coin you see today. This project went from a couple of colorful 2-D drawings to a real, physical coin! Passionately working on this all for over a year, it kept me going in very hard times and is a testament to what I learned while in treatment.
This special coin can be used as: a visual reminder to use skills while eating, as a motivational tool, a gift for a friend or loved one who is also in recovery from an eating disorder, as a fidget or even as a lucky charm that can be carried in a pocket or bag, you decide.
I hope that my “Eating Disorder Recovery Coin” falls into the hands of people that can really benefit from it and that it; motivates, inspires and helps them challenge their eating disorder and that it fuels a fire within them to never give up, so that they too can find a path that works to living their version of a life worth living.
Warmly,
Nicole “Nikki” Ocean 🌊 - She / They 🌈
“Life’s at Ease with a Warm Ocean Breeze.” 🏝️
P.S. I am extremely proud, honored and grateful to have seen this dream turn into a reality. I hope my coin helps you as much as it has done so for me and others. It has been truly life-changing! ✨
This special coin can be used as: a visual reminder to use skills while eating, as a motivational tool, a gift for a friend or loved one who is also in recovery from an eating disorder, as a fidget or even as a lucky charm that can be carried in a pocket or bag, you decide.
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This special coin can be used as: a visual reminder to use skills while eating, as a motivational tool, a gift for a friend or loved one who is also in recovery from an eating disorder, as a fidget or even as a lucky charm that can be carried in a pocket or bag, you decide.
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Eating Disorder Recovery Path is a supportive, trauma-informed, peer-led, membership site for those navigating eating disorder recovery. Access a self-paced course, tools, resources and community to build a path that fits your life. Your Recovery, Your Way!
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Our heart-led Etsy store, founded by Nicole “Nikki” Ocean, offers empowering tools for eating disorder recovery, mental health, and personal growth.
We create AI-generated art, thoughtful merch, each designed to inspire healing. With purpose, beauty, and lived experience at the core, our products support anyone on the recovery journey.
Made for those in recovery, by someone in recovery.
In 2000, I made a life-changing decision: to step into the unknown as a single parent with my infant son, Nick, and build a new life on our own terms. It wasn’t the easy path, but it was the right one. That choice became the foundation for everything that followed: courage, reinvention, hope and creating a future filled with possibility.
By 2006, I discovered a hidden and secret niche in real estate that would transform my life. What started as an idea grew into multi–million-dollar software products and a thriving coaching business. Those years taught me how to innovate, create bootstrap companies from almost nothing, and to trust in my ability to build something extraordinary from scratch.
In April 2022, I made another bold decision to prioritize my health and well-being over money. I sold both my real estate automation software and coaching business along with my vacation rental condo in Florida, so I could take a step back, focus inward, and realign my energy with what matters most.
Today, I run Ocean Dreams Publishing where my passions are rooted in recovery, creativity, and community. One of my most meaningful projects is the Eating Disorder Recovery Coin, which became a real coin in February 2024. It has since grown into a collection of branded merchandise, art, and decor, tools designed to inspire hope and progress in recovery.
I also founded Eating Disorder Recovery Path, a trauma-informed, peer-led membership community. It offers a self-paced course, workbook, vetted resources, and a space for connection. It’s built on the belief that healing is possible, recovery is personal, and support makes all the difference.
My journey hasn’t been defined by obstacles but by the choices I’ve made to keep moving forward with resilience, creativity, and heart. I’ve reinvented myself more than once, and each time I’ve gained clarity about what really matters: health, family, and meaningful impact.
My greatest pride is my son, Nick Surfer Ocean, who at 25 is living his dream of traveling the world, living most of the year in Thailand, cycling across countries, and carving his own path. Watching him thrive is the ultimate reminder of why I kept going and one reason why I continue to show up each day with purpose.
Looking back, I don’t just see challenges. I see breakthroughs and victories. I see moments of courage, reinvention, and growth as I continue on my healing and recovery journey as well as carve out a path of coming home to myself.
Life continues to test me, but it also continues to gift me opportunities to create, to heal, and to inspire. For that, I am deeply proud and grateful for my son, my Dad, a few important friends and of myself.
Our Recovery-Themed Product Catalog is designed specifically for treatment centers and healthcare providers looking to create a healing, supportive environment for clients in recovery.
Backed by evidence-based design principles, our collection includes: thoughtfully crafted decor, wall art, blankets, pillows, and functional items like mugs and clocks, each infused with meaningful messages that promote self-compassion, inspiration and resilience.
Whether outfitting group therapy spaces, dining areas, yoga rooms, or residential facilities, our products help foster a sense of comfort and motivation.
Explore customizable options to match your facility’s aesthetic and mission, all created by someone with lived experience in recovery. Transform your space into a powerful tool for healing, that is backed by science.
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