Grace Wood sat down with The NottAlone Podcast hosts Dr Órlaith Green and Dr Maddi Popoola to talk about her road to recovery from an eating disorder and her plan to run the London Marathon to raise money for the charity that helped her.

Maddi and Órlaith chat to Grace about her challenges seeking medical help, the techniques that helped her overcome her eating disorder and what she wants more people to know about recovery.

Grace shares her experience of contacting mental health support services and explains why she wants to urge others to do the same.

Grace’s story aims to remind people that eating disorders can affect anyone, and to help break down stereotypes and stigma.

Content note: this episode discusses some heavy topics around eating disorders. Please, listen with care, take a break if you need it and visit NottAlone.org.uk if you need support around any of the issues raised in this episode.

Series three of The NottAlone Podcast is a special four-episode podcast series which explores some challenging topics, hearing young people’s first-hand experiences of grief, loss, eating disorder recovery and overcoming anxiety and panic attacks.

Transcript: https://nottalone.org.uk/aa/the-nottalone-podcast-eating-disorder-recovery-and-cosy-living-for-mental-health-with-grace/

Need support with eating disorders? Find information, advice and connections to free, local support services, visit NottAlone.org.uk

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About the Podcast

This episode of The NottAlone podcast was recorded by Brendon Gravell at The Old Library in Mansfield and produced by Rachel Cole and Francesca Vaney. Our theme music is the NottAlone song, Not Alone by Alex Mighten.

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