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Oct 2021
21m 39s

Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders

HARRIET FREW
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This podcast has some triggering content. Please take care of yourself. If you have experienced some form of sexual abuse in childhood, it is incredibly common that you may struggle with with the abuse of food and have very negative body image.  This is understandable, with food becoming a coping and survival mechanism at a very difficult time. Unconsciously ... Show More
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