Welcome to the Girls Talk podcast, where girls talk, girls talk, girls share, girls listen, and girls take control.

I'm Andrew Aboa and I started Girls Talk because of my own struggles with mental health.

The thing that brought me out the other side was knowing I wasn't in this alone, talking

about my problems with my girls and moving my body to clear my head.

Which is why every episode I'm going to invite my friends to talk, share, listen and take

control of our shit.

Because together, we will become individually and

collectively stronger, inspire each other and create a badass community. So, listen to us when you

need to put your headphones in. Block out the noise and surround yourself with the tools to control

whatever chaos is in your life.

Hi girls, thanks for listening again. I'm loving this so much. It means the world that you're

subscribing and listening to all our lovely speakers on the podcast. If you haven't subscribed yet,

make sure to tap the bottom on the podcast so you get notified about every new episode.

We're still on the subject of addiction and while last week's episode was with my dear friend

Sonny focused on substance addiction, this week I want to talk about a completely different

kind, eating disorders.

It shocked me to read that eating disorders are responsible for more loss of life than any other mental health condition,

and yet they're still becoming increasingly common.

Our relationship with food can be just as complex as that of drugs and alcohol because it can simulate

the reward center of the brain. So to help me unpack this complex and sensitive topic, I've

invited an amazing young woman called Lydia Davies and she's the author of the new book

Diary of an Anorexic Vegan.

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