Millie Thomas and Ben discuss eating disorders and how the voice in the back of your mind can be misleading. 

Millie Thomas is the founder of HealED, and an eating disorder coach that specilises in neurolinguistic programming. After battling with Anorexia Nervosa for over 15 years and almost losing her life because of it. 

Despite the enormous doubt from professional treatment practitioners, Millie made a miracle recovery from her illness. This spurred on a whole career dedicated to helping others overcome their eating disorders, where she found an enormous amount of success. 

You can connect with Millie further through her website:

www.healed.net.au

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Time Codes: 

(00:00) Intro

(00:15) Millie Thomas’s journey 

(11:12) How do girls’ school encourages eating disorders?

(12:37) How can we break stereotypes?

(13:51) What does an eating disorder feel like?

(17:11) How can you break away from the eating disorder?

(19:34) Advice for people struggling with eating disorders

(22:06) Strategies for managing your eating disorder

(25:42) Speak to your loved ones

(28:05) How do you approach loved ones with your eating disorder?

(29:03) The difference between guys and girls

(30:12) How has social media influenced eating disorders?

(32:53) What have you found success means to you?

(35:04) Outro