The Intersection Between Anorexia, Romantic Relationships & Race with Dr Lauren Duncan

In this week’s podcast, Han is joined by Dr Lauren Duncan. Lauren is a black woman of dual heritage and has personal experience of anorexia. Lauren has just finished her PhD where she was researching the role of racism and relationships in the development of eating disorders in black women.

This week, we discuss:

• The drive for Lauren's PhD, including the lack of research on minority ethnic groups, particularly black women.
• The impact of low self-esteem due to stigmas against their race and ethnicity, and how that impacted their eating disorder.
• The paradox of engaging with an eating disorder to feel connection, opposed to the reality of disconnection.
• The vulnerability an eating disorder puts on individuals and how this impacts relationships.
• The impact of stereotypes towards black women and the ...