#338 Dear Food: I Want To See Other People

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2017

⏱️ 156 minutes

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Summary

Fat-shamed as a child by her mother and classmates, writer-performer Chelsea Frank, now 24, opens up about the complex role food plays in her life. She talks about her struggles with weight, self-hatred, bingeing and restricting, going to "fat camps", life inside an eating disorder rehab and cutting contact with her abusive mother. Follow Chelsea on Twitter @ChelseaSFrank and on Instagram @ChelseaFrank This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To try a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental and fill out a questionnaire. Must be 18 This episode is sponsored by BoredWalk. an artist-owned and operated graphic apparel company. To get 10% off your first purchase go to www.IloveBoredWalk.com and use offer code MENTAL To become a monthly donor and qualify for bonus content and goodies from Paul (including the upcoming raffle for a free hotel at LAPodfest Oct 6-8) go to www.Patreon.com/mentalpod To learn more about LAPodfest go to www.LAPodfest.com To help fund Paul's next trip to record international guests, especially in Ireland, go to https://www.gofundme.com/pauls-trip-to-ireland For more ways to support the podcast go to www.mentalpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Miss Fit toys.
0:02.7	Welcome to episode 338 with my guest Chelsea Frank.
0:06.3	We're going to talk about being fat-shamed by parents, bullied at school, talk about eating
0:12.4	disorders.
0:13.9	And it's a great episode.
0:17.5	My name, maybe I should start off by introducing myself.
0:21.6	I'm Paul Gilmarten and this, I don't like the way I said my name there.
0:24.6	It was weird, I got a little self-conscious.
0:26.4	I'm Paul Gilmarten.
0:29.5	And this is the medal almost happy hour.
0:31.5	A place for honesty.
0:33.3	About all the battles in our heads.
0:35.2	From medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive
0:41.4	negative thinking.
0:42.4	The show's not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:46.3	I am not a therapist.
0:49.1	This isn't a doctor's office.
0:50.8	It's more like a wedding room that doesn't suck.
0:52.9	Half the show is interview and the other half is me reading confessions and secrets.
0:59.4	From listeners through the surveys that people fill out anonymously online.
1:08.2	Want to remind you guys, LA podfest is soon approaching.
1:13.3	Yeah, semi-sune.
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