Episode 28: Eating Disorder Recovery with special guest Audrey Coleman

*TW: Eating disorders and mentions of sh*

Hi friends! Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for a very special episode! Today our very first guest, Audrey Coleman, joins WTF Is Going On to discuss a very difficult but very real and vulnerable topic: eating disorders and eating disorder recovery. Audrey and Brooke both struggle with an Eating disorder, Anorexia nervosa, and they’re here to open up and share their stories about working on their recovery from their eating disorders to help anyone who might be struggling, or know someone who is struggling with an eating disorder. Ultimately we hope this episode can provide hope and support and let you know that you are not alone, and Audrey also gives some advice from experiences and journey to recovery that might help you too. We love you, and we are here for you. We can't help each other or make progress as a society in acknowledging and treating mental illness and disorders if we don't openly discuss them. Below we’ve provided resources for help if you or a loved one are struggling with an eating disorder. 

***A note from Audrey: "It gets better, I promise. Every bite is a success! I'm proud of you."

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org - offers a 24 hour hotline, along with a screening to see what level of care you may need with eating disorder education and information, and a live 24 hour chat.

https://centerfordiscovery.com - Center for Discovery, is where Audrey did residential treatment, and is one of the best Eating Disorder recovery facilities in the nation. Center for Discovery provides residential treatment, partial hospitalization treatment, and intensive outpatient treatment, but does not offer inpatient treatment. They also provide support for loved ones.

https://www.alsana.com - a community to connect with others with eating disorders also providing trauma treatment, and has a 24 hour hotline.

https://anad.org - specializes in anorexia and offers free peer support groups and is ran by recovered people and created by poc. They provide support guides and resources for loved ones as well.

https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com - offers free care and support groups for all different types of eating disorders, as well as support groups for loved ones.