Transforming Lived Experience into Change

The Full of Beans Podcast by Hannah Hickinbotham

Episode notes

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by James Downs. James is a mental health activist who works with the Royal College of Psychiatry, NHS England and MQ (a mental health charity).

James has taken is own eating disorder experience to provide a patients perspective of current services to promote positive change. With James, Han discusses the steps we need to take as a community and in the health care setting in order to provide individualised and suitable treatment for everyone.

Just as eating disorders vary each time you hear someone's story, so does their recovery process and the way we see our own eating disorders. This episode focuses on individuality, diversity and self-discovery.

For more information and to follow the incredible work James is taking part in, you can find James on Instagram and Twitter as @jamesldowns, or ch ... 

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Keywords
bulimiaeating disorder recoverybulimia nervosa recovery