Welcome to Proper Mental episode 101 with Hannah Hickinbotham who is an eating disorder advocate and the host of the Full of Beans podcast. She also has an MSc in Eating Disorders and Clinical Nutrition.
Han in on a mission to reduce the stigma around eating disorders and increase ED awareness and she does this with her podcast and the wonderful community that’s she has built around it.
In this episode I chat to Han about her own experiences with Atypical Anorexia and Body Dysmorphia and how she was able to hide her illnesses in plain sight by throwing herself in to the world of fitness.
We chat about diet culture and how societies obsession with weight and food can impact mental health and we chat about recovery and what that looks like for Hannah.
I always feel inspired by Han and how she shows up for herself and her community on social media, so I knew this was going to be a powerful conversation.
We ended up going in really deep on this one and at times it gets quite emotional but in a really beautiful way. I cannot thank Han enough for her openness and honesty about her own experiences!
I was lucky enough to be a guest on Full of Beans and you can listen to my episode and all the others here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5n4ajipSOEUBCi6glX3Wg7?si=th9aGy3hQ6GwEoT9_yCe4g
You can connect with Han and learn more about the Full of Beans Workshops and Community Blogs here: Eating Disorders | Full Of Beans (fullofbeansed.co.uk)
You can follow Hannah on all social media platforms @thefobpodcast
You can catch up with me at www.propermentalpodcast.com or connect with me via social media @propermentalpodcast.
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