On this week’s episode we will be speaking to our next lovely guest and lived experience speaker, Sophie Munn. Sophie grew up in a small town in South Australia Adelaide called Naracoorte, with a community of around 7,000 people. Growing up in this small tight nit community Sophie had nothing but appreciation for her upbringing. However, like many children, Sophie was exposed to diet culture, the scales and body comparisons. Finding herself beginning to focus on her weight from the young age of 10. From there, small habits with food and a fixation on numbers began to snowball into her teen years. Where Sophie then attended an all-girls boarding school where she became even more conscious about her body. Surrounded by thousands of other girls also focused on appearance and photos Sophie found herself falling deeper into the traps of disordered eating. However, it was after school at university where Sophie placed a lot of pressure on herself to be a perfectionist and high achiever. This was where Sophie really began to neglect her nutrition and overexercise. In the end feeling really rundown where she then presented to the GP for shin splints. It was here that the GP referred Sophie onto a psychologist for eating disorders with concerns for Sophie Health.

On this week’s episode Sophie shares her heartfelt story of going in and out of hospitals and day programs for 4-5 years. Feeling as if her life was stuck in time while the rest of the world was really living. Like many Sophie didn’t know how to get out of the cycle she was trapped in. However, after a lot of dedication and knowing when she needed to reach out for ongoing support, Sophie managed to free herself from the grips of an eating disorder. Now, Sophie has moved her life all the way to Queensland with her fiancé and now is pregnant with her first child!

Today Sophie is now dealing with new changes to her body through pregnancy and is now looking at the near future of being a new mum. However, as we know and will share, bodies do change and thats okay! That is being human and life is always changing in so many ways. Priorities change, goals change, interests and experiences are always changing. That is why, on this weeks episode, Sophie will be sharing her experiences with the various body changes she has experienced through recovery and beyond now into pregnancy. So please welcome our next special guest, Sophie!

Podcast Summary:

1. Navigating body image once recovered

2. The physical changes that happen through age

3. Holding yourself to the physical standard of your younger self

4. The struggles alongside body changes

5.  Reaching out before things get bad

For anyone who would like to reach out to Sophie she’s created an email for anyone to reach out for some peer support. So please reach out! Email: [email protected]

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email