Safe and private
Private by default — the journal stays on your device until you choose optional Premium encrypted sync. Therapist export is still something you start, when you feel ready.
Nourish
From struggle to recovery (ED)
Nourish is a free mobile app for people with eating disorders and their loved ones. Track emotions, eating, and difficult moments; fill out DBT skill diary cards; practice self-care; grow your “garden” of achievements; and share entries with your therapist.
Private by default on your device. Optional Premium encrypted sync if you want a backup or a second device.
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Created to support eating disorder recovery
Support every day
Purpose-built emotion and food journaling, self-care practices, and breakdown check-ins help you better understand your emotions, reactions, feelings, and states in difficult moments. Support is always close at hand.
Free core tools
All tools are free right now. A Pro version with extended paid features is planned for the future. Emotion and food journaling, DBT skill diary cards, check-ins, self-care practices, the achievement garden, and core support materials are completely free—so everything you need is at hand in difficult moments.
Journal, reflection, and self-care
Nourish helps you track mood, eating, and difficult moments in a structured, private format — on this device by default. Optional Premium encrypted sync is there if you want a backup or another phone. The calendar shows:
- journal entries (emotions, meals, physical activity, and more)
- completed self-care practices
- breakdown check-ins
- DBT skill card entries
All of this helps you notice patterns, habits, and changes in your state and behavior more easily.
The Support section brings together helpful materials—recovery guidelines, myths and facts, a curated film list, nourishment through food—and lets you share data with your therapist and send feedback to the developers.
Self-care practices
Gentle guided exercises help you pause, ground, and reconnect with yourself. Choose from mindful eating, the 5-minute pause technique, the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise, or a short meditation—each with step-by-step guidance designed for difficult moments. Completed practices appear in your calendar, and you can set reminders to build supportive habits at your own pace.
Grow your achievement garden
Your garden grows with every journal entry, self-care practice, and moment of reflection. Collect petals in each category and watch flowers bloom as you build healthy habits.
Unlock achievements for consistency—journaling streaks, hydration, self-care weeks, and more. Gentle milestones that celebrate progress without pressure or comparison.
DBT skill diary cards
Structured DBT diary cards help you track your state, urges, target behaviors, and skill use throughout the day. Choose a standard card or an eating-disorder-focused version tailored to recovery.
Rate intensity, log which skills you practiced, and add notes—so patterns become clearer and therapy gains a richer picture of your daily experience. Set reminders to fill in your card at a time that works for you.
Inside the app
Emotion journal, DBT skill diary cards, self-care practices and techniques, breakdown check-ins, up-to-date information and support—all in one calm, private space built for gentle support during and after recovery.
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Frequently asked questions
Answers about Nourish, privacy, and the app's role in recovery.
Nourish (meaning “to nourish”) is a mobile app for supporting recovery from eating disorders. It lets you journal emotions, eating, and difficult moments; complete self-care practices; use breakdown check-ins; and read supportive materials. You can also fill out DBT skill diary cards and, if you choose, share your entries and data with your therapist fully or partially. The app is for people with eating disorders and for loved ones who want to support someone on the path to recovery.
No. Nourish works fully on your device without signing in. An account is optional for Premium encrypted cloud sync. Core journaling stays available without Premium.
Synced journal content is encrypted on your device before upload. We design the system so we cannot read that content.
Use your recovery key. If you lose both the password and the key, we cannot unlock the cloud backup. You can keep using the journal on a device that still has your data, or re-upload after you set up encryption again.
Cloud sync is a Premium feature. Core journaling, DBT cards, self-care, and support content stay available without Premium.
No. Nourish does not replace therapy or medical care. It is an additional tool for support and self-monitoring that you can use alongside work with a therapist. If you are in crisis, please seek professional help or contact a mental health helpline.
Why people choose Nourish?
User stories about support, privacy, journaling, gentle structure, and sharing important entries with a therapist.
“"I've tried different recovery apps before, but many felt too complicated or too focused on calories. Nourish is much calmer. The app doesn't pressure me and helps me better understand my feelings and state."”
“"What makes Nourish unique is that you can share your data with your therapist anytime. It really helps during sessions—you can show your entries, state, and difficult moments instead of trying to remember everything."”
“"The DBT skill diary cards are incredibly helpful, and I really like that I can fill them out directly in the app."”
“"It's important to me that my data stays on my phone and no one sees it without my permission. That makes the app feel safe and personal."”
“"I'm supporting a partner with an ED, and I appreciated that the app isn't only for people going through recovery themselves. It helped me understand how to support my loved one without pressure."”
“"I really love how the app looks. Everything is calm, simple, and not overwhelming. On difficult days, that truly matters."”
“"As a therapist, I appreciate that people can choose what to share. The DBT skill diary cards make it easier to see emotional reactions, track skill use, and discuss real situations during therapy."”
Support Nourish
We're a team of two building Nourish for people in recovery. Voluntary support helps us keep improving the app.
How to support