Peter highlights some of the issues faced by critically ill patients through their treatment and recovery, and the complications that can make it difficult for nutrition to receive the focus it deserves in the plans for patient recovery. The legacy of physical, psychological and cognitive problems that can result from critical illness makes recovery a long and difficult journey over many months and through the hands of many care providers. What can we do to ensure that nutrition isn't lost among the many competing issues that patients face in recovery? With insights from the patient experience of nutritional support in recovering from critical illness, this talk explores some key elements to better engagement with patients around nutritional support and advice to help make patient recovery a little less daunting.