Please note, this episode deals with eating disorders and includes discussion of child sexual

abuse.

Hey guys, it's Dan.

About a year ago, we did a show where I spoke with a young woman who felt she was on the

verge of developing an eating disorder.

Today, I'll speak with her again to get an update on how she's doing one year later.

But first, we're going to replay the original episode in its entirety.

If you just want to hear the update, you can skip ahead to about 24 minutes.

Okay, here's the show.

Hi Dan, I've just discovered your podcast and I love it.

I listened to your interview with Ron Funches and the donut episode last night, both hilarious

and heartening.

Here's the deal.

I'm a teenage girl in NYC and have recently developed some unhealthily sparse eating

practices, slash scary attitudes about food.

I was wondering if you might consider ever doing an episode that explored eating disorders,

especially from a recovered person's point of view.

If that's too heavy or not your cup of tea or glass of milk or mug of coffee, I get it.

It is a podcast about eating, not not eating for heaven's sake.

Shame and fear of food is something that just permeates teenage girlhood.

I know more anorexic, bulimic and ambiguously other girls than one person should know an entire

lifetime.

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