After a 24-year struggle with alcohol and street drug addictions, Shelly-Anne Mckay, the creator of Soul Sisters United, discovered her path to sobriety. Along this journey, she unexpectedly recognized her emotional eating struggles, which had started at age five and had persisted into adulthood, using food as a refuge during uncertain times. For 17 years, she has been dedicated to understanding and overcoming her most challenging addiction: food. This dedication led to uncovering the root causes and the foundational elements necessary to achieve recovery.

In January 2022, Shelly-Anne transformed her expertise in emotional eating and food addiction into a board-certified program for professionals supporting individuals to recover from ultra processed food addiction, with recognition from National Board for Health and Wellness Coaches (NBHWC USA), the International Association for Professional Recovery Coaches (IAPRC USA) , the Health Coach Alliance (HCA Canada) and the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF) . Her mission is to educate healthcare professionals how to effectively support those of us dealing with this addiction.