Diet Culture and Surviving Anorexia

This episode goes beyond the typical discussion on symptoms of anorexia, treatment of anorexia, and how to cope with anorexia. 

From a survivor, Mad Maid shares her perspective of what it means to survive anorexia, what has helped in recovery, the link between anorexia and suicide risk, the role of diet culture in disease, and strategies for sustained recovery or relapse prevention and coping with relapse. 

Resources mentioned in this episode include the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) and the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC). 

Mad Maid is a feminist mental health podcast on a mission to bring light to dark topics including suicide prevention, self-harm, sexual assault, addictions, eating disorders, gender, sexuality, and so much more.

Created by mental health journalist, lived experiences author, poet, and blogger, Michelle Pugle. She brings lived experiences and degrees in Feminist Research, Sociology, and English to the forefront of the conversation for an intersectional experience about living with complex chronic conditions in Canada.

This is a lived experiences mental health podcast not to be mistaken for medical or mental health advice. If you are in crisis, please reach out to your safety support team, text a trained crisis counsellor at Talk Suicide at 45645 or go to talksuicide.ca.

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