I was just standing in my kitchen feeling like I'm going to purge again, and I just, in my heart,

thought, I don't, I want to let go of God because I want this. And that actually scared me a little bit because I know the Bible

well enough to know you don't let go of God, you know, like, and he doesn't let go of you. So

that kind of spun in my brain. Like, how is this happening right now? Well, that's an honest

confession from Krista Dunham, who struggled with an eating disorder for more than a decade.

We're highlighting her remarkable story because it's National Eating Disorder Awareness Week,

and we're so grateful that Krista and her husband, David, are with us today.

Thanks for joining us.

I'm John Fuller, and this is Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.

John, research shows that in the United States, think of this, someone will die from an eating disorder every 52 minutes.

Wow.

That's an interesting way to state that, but it's far more common than we realize.

I know Gene's cousin passed away from anorexia. We visited

her one time in the hospital. We were dating at the time, or maybe just married, and we went to

the hospital, and she was complaining that they had put a little pooch on her tummy with all

the IV fluids. She literally weighed probably 65 pounds.

And it wasn't a couple of weeks later that she passed away. So this cuts really close to our extended family.

And it is a more common problem today than ever before. I think the idea of eating disorders are heightened because of social media and all the pressures.

It affects mostly women, but some men and definitely children too.

So this is something today that we want to talk about with two very special guests who went through it.

And if you're saying, no, why are we talking about this?

Be equipped if you're not the person

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