Here are a few things we often get wrong about anorexia:
That it always has something to do with body image.
That men don’t really get it.
That it’s insurmountable.
Hear from an eating disorder specialist, and two people - including one who is in recovery - talking about their lives with anorexia.
GUESTS:
- Mary Dobson: a certified eating disorder specialist, author and community organizer based in Fairfield County, CT. She is also the founder of LIFT Wellness Group
- Agata Gawron: woman from Saskatchewan, Canada, who has been living with anorexia and bulimia for over 30 years
- Ken Capobianco: author of the novel Call Me Anorexic: The Ballad of a Thin Man, inspired by his three decades of living with anorexia. He now considers himself recovered
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