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Jan 2023
8m 30s

When you Don’t Feel Sick Enough with you...

HARRIET FREW
About this episode

A Bite-Size episode exploring a common phenomenon for people suffering with eating disorders: - not feeling sick enough.

I explore three possible reasons for this and how to view this differently. If you are struggling, please do seek help. You absolutely deserve to do this.  I hope that you enjoy the episode.

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