77 {Hannah Campbell} The controlling thoughts behind anorexia

Trigger warning: eating disorders and depression

Eating disorders are a mental disorder that is gaining a lot more awareness, but there is still so much we do not know.

That is why I am so honoured to have Hannah Campbell share her journey of recovering from Anorexia Nervosa in such a raw, detailed and personal way.

Hannah is 32 years old and currently lives in the United Kingdom. She completed her PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology and is one of the first Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologists in the UK. She's now the Programme Lead for the Bachelor in Human Physiology at the University of Leeds.

In this episode Hannah shares:

- Her experience of a friend's death and subsequent rumours and bullying at school

- How she felt isolated and lost trust in people

- The early warning signs she was developing a disorder

- What support could have looked like for people with an eating disorder

- The experience of refeeding in a hospital setting

- How the struggle with eating disorder compares to alcoholism or drug addiction

- The lasting impact of bullying and why she urges bullies to consider the consequences

- There is always hope.

Key Quotes

"I was so exhausted. I just started eating, and I'd eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat until I was so full, and then I'd feel disgusting."

“I wasn’t just losing a couple of kilos a week, I was losing a kilo a day”

“I had a GP who told me my BMI wasn’t low enough to have an eating disorder”

More about Hannah

Hannah suggested these resources and books around eating disorders:

https://butterfly.org.au/

https://emilyprogram.com/resources/books/

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/about-eating-disorders/downloads-resources/helpful-books/

The book: Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life by Jenni Schaefer.

Follow her on X: @HannahCamp

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-campbell-clark-b126a2223/

Her professional achievements: https://biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/biological-sciences/staff/2618/hannah-campbell-

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