Louise: Surviving an eating disorder and COVID-19 (Plus, a special interview with Hillary)

Other People's Problems

CBC

Society & Culture

4.7 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Louise had to be hospitalized because of anorexia. In the hospital, she contracted COVID-19 and has had to be isolated for weeks. She and Hillary speak compassionately to the eating disorder part of Louise for how it has helped her cope with her suffering, and ask it to move aside so that the real Louise, the parts of her that want to live fully, can begin to take over. Plus, we hear a candid interview with Hillary, who has personal experience with an eating disorder. NOTE: This conversation was recorded over video conferencing software over weak hospital wifi, and the audio quality is hard to understand at times. We’ve done our best to improve it but recommend listening in a quiet space with good headphones.

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0:00.0	A random influencer, a friend who read something somewhere, your doctor.
0:06.1	It can be hard to know where to get trusted health information.
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0:35.5	This is a CBC podcast.
0:39.0	Hi, I'm Hillary McBride.
0:41.7	This is other people's problems.
0:44.6	Before we start, I want to tell you this session is a little unusual.
0:49.6	My client Louise is in the hospital.
0:52.2	We're meeting over video online and the audio is throttled by the hospital Wi-Fi.
0:57.0	Louise had a really hard weekend.
1:00.0	She was put under sedation and on a feeding tube.
1:04.0	We'll talk more about that, but for now,
1:07.0	it'll be easiest to hear this session if you listen on headphones in a quiet space, and I'll pop in and clarify spots that are especially hard to understand.
1:16.8	I was sedated over the weekends and just given the two feet.
1:22.2	Just because, like, I couldn't cope with much anymore.
1:27.3	And I was nervous about that, like going into it.
1:31.6	But it actually ended up being an overall positive thing
1:37.6	because I think I just needed the mental break.
1:44.4	So I felt more like rejuvenated yesterday.
1:49.4	And I guess clarity of thought like I could think of it was better.
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