A Brother, A Sister, And Their Eating Disorders

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Podcasts

Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Two siblings open up to each other about eating and mental health, and why it took them so long to be honest about it with each other. Sign up for our newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter, and every Wednesday we'll send you podcast listening recommendations, fascinating letters from our inbox and updates from the show. And follow the show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Got a story to share? Email us any time at [email protected]. Support Death, Sex & Money today at deathsexmoney.org/donate.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Anna, and I want to let you know that this is an episode about having an eating disorder,
0:05.6	and we talk about that in detail.
0:08.0	If you're having difficulty with food or eating, we've got some resources on our website at death sex money.org.
0:17.0	It's been so long since I've thought about food in any way other than like a number or a fuel that I like honestly don't even
0:30.1	remember what it is to think about food in any other way.
0:34.0	This is death, sex, and money.
0:40.0	Everything's always about sex.
0:41.0	Why do you want to have sex with me?
0:42.8	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
0:46.2	You do the things you do because you're a homicidal maniac.
0:49.8	And need to talk about more.
0:51.4	He's always been terrible with money.
0:54.1	I'm Anna Sale.
0:57.5	Not that long ago, I got an email from a young woman
0:59.9	we're calling Charlie.
1:01.4	She's 26, and she wrote in about her relationship with her
1:04.2	younger brother, Oscar, who's 23. That's not his real name either. I always
1:09.9	regarded him as my best friend like because we were a military family and we would move every two to three years.
1:19.0	He was always my best friend wherever we were. He would always be there for me.
1:26.2	And I just wanted to be there because my older sister was there.
1:30.8	People thought they were twins growing up, even though Oscar's much taller than Charlie.
1:36.0	He's around six foot five.
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