Eating Distress : Recovery is Possible

<p>Trigger warning : Disordered eating.</p><br><p>This week I speak to Aoife O’Brien about life with and after an eating disorder.</p><p>Originally from County Clare, Aoife now lives in Mayo with her fiancé Damian and their son Liam, who’s nearly 2. She works with the GAA/ Croke Park co-ordinating the Healthy Clubs project which promotes health and wellbeing within clubs.</p><p>But for years she was controlled by an eating disorder which went unnoticed for a long time. Now having fully recovered she is passionate about getting the message out that life after disordered eating, is very much possible.</p><p>In this conversation, we discuss diet culture, the signs of eating distress and how best to address it.</p><br><p>Podcast mention…</p><br><p>The Marino Therapy Centre</p><p><a href="https://www.marinotherapycentre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marinotherapycentre.com/</a></p><br><p>Helpful questions for journaling…</p><br><p>1. What did I do well today?</p><p>2. What did I learn?</p><p>3. What would I do differently?</p><br><p>Thanks to Ranae and Jacqueline for helping set up this conversation and of course to Aoife for all the effort she put in, to make it happen.</p><br><p>If you like this podcast, please show your support by leaving a rating or a little comment on Apple and by clicking follow on Spotify, thank you.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>