In honor of ⁠Eating Disorders Awareness Week⁠ at the end of February (2/26 - 3/3), and February being National Eating Disorders Awareness Month, I’m kicking off a series of stories about folks who have struggled with an eating disorder, starting with my own story.

I’ve been saying I was going to share this on the podcast for almost a year now and have been procrastinating, partially because I didn’t want to make an outline for it and partially because I’m scared to share it.

I was inspired by Clara (next week’s episode) sharing her story that I finally sat down and recorded my own. The more we normalize conversations around eating disorders, the more awareness there will be.

This is a very personal and vulnerable episode for me, where I describe how my own eating disorder started in high school, how it related to running, and how it continued through college/grad school.

Please take care if you find these topics hard to listen to or triggering in any way, as I do discuss weight loss, fear of food, body image, eating disorder behaviors.

If you or someone you know is struggling, here are some resources:

Eating Disorder Hotlines for 24/7 Crisis Help: ⁠https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-for-eating-disorders/eating-disorder-hotlines⁠

NEDA help page: ⁠https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/⁠

NEDA resources: ⁠https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/resource-center/⁠

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