SIM Ep 493 Chops 202: Eating Disorders, self harm and The Fear

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Eating disorders have, unusually, made the news a fair bit during the course of the pandemic, which – perhaps unsurprisingly – has seen a rise in eating disorders. And while the official stats aren’t available as yet, professionals are also reporting a surge in self-harming behaviour, not just in adults, but also among children, some as young as eight. Mickey and journalist Kelly Welles chat about their personal experiences of eating disorders and self-harm, and how Kelly channelled her depression, anxiety and self-harming behaviour into her debut fiction The Fear. (And managed to make it funny.) If you or someone you know needs help, beateatingdisorders.org.uk is a good resource, Mind.org.uk is brilliant on, well, loads of stuff, including eating disorders, self-harm and suicide ideation, and Harmless.org.uk provides advice around self-harm. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of The Standard Issue Podcast is sponsored by AJ Bell Money Matters,
0:04.6	helping women to feel good investing. No doubt you'll have heard us talk about the gender pay gap,
0:09.2	but did you note there's also a gender investment gap in the UK of £1.65 trillion.
0:16.9	So, after spending our whole working lives worse off the men through lack of pensions,
0:21.6	savings and investments, we're more likely to be worse off in retirement too. AJ Bell think
0:26.4	women need to talk more openly about money. It shouldn't be embarrassing or confusing and I agree.
0:31.2	The AJ Bell Money Matters campaign was founded in 2021 and offers a range of educational material,
0:37.3	including in-person events, podcasts, articles and more to help get women talking about money.
0:43.2	The AJ Bell Money Matters podcast has all the news, information and inspiring interviews you need
0:48.8	to take control of your financial future. Listen to it wherever you found this podcast. AJ Bell
0:53.9	Money Matters helping women to feel good investing.
1:08.0	Standard Issue for all women.
1:10.4	Hello and welcome to this week's Sunday Chops. Mickey here and I have to tell you that this might
1:15.7	be a tough lesson for some of you because I am going to be joined by journalist Kelly Wells to
1:20.8	talk about our experiences of eating disorders and self-harm. Now mental health issues come
1:26.5	in all shapes and sizes and I have had my fair share, mostly stemming from my depression which for
1:33.3	me led to phases of disorder eating and self-harm. Anything to feel a little bit in control.
1:39.1	Kelly is the same, so while neither Kelly nor I are experts we have both been there and emerged
1:45.4	out the other side. Also Kelly has written a novel The Fear which channels her experiences of
1:50.8	depression, anxiety and self-harm. It is excellent and also very darkly funny and in reading the fear
1:58.2	I recognise a lot of what fueled my self-harm and just understanding why someone might be doing
2:04.0	something so self-damaging is a big step in being able to help and to be there for them.
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