Exploring the Risks of Unregulated Weight Loss Medications with Rachel Egan

The Full of Beans Podcast by Hannah Hickinbotham

Episode notes

In this week's episode, Han is joined by Rachel Egan. Rachel is a mental health campaigner who has personal experience of anorexia, laxative use, depression and anxiety. Rachel is the Strategic Communications and Marketing Manager for Dump the Scales, a trainer and activist who delivers eating disorder training sessions and has appeared on Sky News, BBC News and has her own column on the Huffington Post, all to improve the understanding of eating disorders

This week, we discuss:

  • Rachel’s experience of anorexia and laxative misuse
  • Why laxative abuse felt like a form of self-punishment
  • The serious physical health risks associated with laxative misuse
  • Rache ... 
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