For Maryam, anorexia was a way to disappear. But outside the institutions meant to cure eating disorders, she learns to resist the binary of recovery or death.  

This episode was produced by Maryam Gunja and Phoebe Unter. 

Studying Hunger Journals by Bernadette Mayer

Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire by Janam Mukherjee

Saving our own lives: a liberatory practice of harm reduction by Shira Hassan 

Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body by Susan Bordo

We need to reject the false narratives around anorexia by Katy Waldman

Strangers Among Us by Rachel Aviv

For Maryam, anorexia was a way to disappear. But outside the institutions meant to cure eating disorders, she learns to resist the binary of recovery or death.  
This episode was produced by Maryam Gunja and Phoebe Unter. 
Studying Hunger Journals by Bernadette Mayer
Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire by Janam Mukherjee
Saving our own lives: a liberatory practice of harm reduction by Shira Hassan 
Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body by Susan Bordo
<a href="https://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/cover_story/2015/12/we_need_to_reject_the_false_narratives_around_anorexia.html">We need to reject the false narratives around anorexia</a> by Katy Waldman
Strangers Among Us by Rachel Aviv

Where do you go when your own thoughts are unsafe? Basket Case, a series hosted by Nicole Kelly (NK), decodes the kaleidoscope of mental health and uncovers how our brain contorts our reality through original reporting, tender conversations, and deeply personal explorations.

Where do you go when your own thoughts are unsafe? Basket Case, a series hosted by Nicole Kelly (NK), decodes the kaleidoscope of mental health and uncovers how our brain contorts our reality through original reporting, tender conversations, and deeply personal explorations.

Basket Case

It's a very ritualized, precious routine

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