Breaking the Silence Around Eating Disorders with Purpose

If you're feeling trapped in a cycle of self-destructive habits and body scrutiny, constantly searching for validation and control through your eating disorder, you are not alone! 

In this episode, you’ll hear from both Brian and Deena about her backstory, how her duel with anorexia developed, and how a lack of understanding and support can exacerbate any addictive behaviors. Her story unfolds in the 90s when anorexia was largely misunderstood and not adequately treated as an addiction. 

Before the internet and social media, there was limited information, especially regarding health issues such as eating disorders. Thankfully, research and treatment options for disordered eating have significantly improved over the past 20 years, but there’s still not enough!

By being transparent about her experiences, together with Brian's unwavering support and perspective, they aim to create a beacon of hope and source of practical guidance for others caught up in the whirlwind of eating disorders.

 

What you’ll hear: 

• Deena’s family background and start of anorexia     
• The lack of resources for eating disorders in the 1990s
• Treating eating disorders as a family issue 

Must-listen moments: 

[00:05:55] No one understood. We didn't understand. Eating disorders weren’t even a thing.

[00:14:43] All of us have to learn how to cope. We all have a part in it. It's a family disease. 

[00:16:49] It took over my whole life. It was the most important thing in my life to me. I was a newlywed and I cared more about my eating disorder than anybody else. It came before anything else.

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