In Episode 4, 'Motherhood's Cruellest Test: Surviving Anorexia' , we travel a path paved with pain, resilience, and hope.

Today's guest is a very special person in my life, my mother, Carol. Our conversation straddles some tough terrains: my battle with eating disorders, the tumultuous journey to recovery, and the profound effects it had on our family life.

From a normal life with private schooling, family holidays, and joyous moments, we dive into the darkness that descended upon our lives with the onset of my anorexia. Motherhood got its cruellest test, as my mom witnessed the painful transformation from a healthy teenager to a medically unstable child in just five months.

This episode is an honest portrayal of countless hospital admissions, my resistance to treatment, and the pressure it put on our family dynamic. We discuss the trials of the treatment approach, negative impacts, and how we weathered the storm as a family.

Join us to learn about the harsh reality that is anorexia, and how one family’s resilience and love helped me reach to where I am today. Let's start the conversation.

Timestamps & Overview

00:16 Unbreakable Me: Mom Edition, Eating Disorder Recovery.

08:46 Teenager's traumatic experience led to medical instability.

13:40 Exclusion and dependence on one person.

16:54 Memory, meetings, instructions, occasional failure, persistent efforts.

25:56 Inconsiderate nurses, upsetting environment in hospital.

29:16 Negative experience in severe eating disorder rehab.

37:37 Start water, see psychiatrist, maintain weight.

39:22 Eating disorder. Hospital not best, would kill.

46:59 Immature behaviors followed new-found freedom: partying, drinking.

53:18 Being institutionalized shapes your identity until change.

01:00:30 Mum thanks for support, future episodes addressed.

01:01:18 Grateful for mom's love and support.

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