Episode 3 - Lyzz's Story

(Originally aired on the WBUR Commonhealth Blog) The pressure to be thin in our culture is enormous, especially for girls. For Lyzz, a 19 year old college student, this pressure has translated into struggles with issues of weight and self-love since childhood. Growing up, she watched her mother struggle with anorexia and endure multiple hospitalizations, feeding tubes, and seemingly endless suffering. Lyzz didn’t want to end up this way, but despite her best intentions she developed Bulimia by the time she was a teenager. She is not alone. According to the National Institutes of Health, about 10 million people in the U.S. have an eating disorder, 90% of which are women. In this episode, Lyzz bravely shares her journey with Bulimia and self-image, and her ongoing discovery of “true beauty”. This podcast is a product of Health Story Collaborative, a non-profit organization that harnesses the healing power of stories. To learn more about Lyzz’s story, and to find resources on eating disorders and treatment options, please visit Music by Jack Broza Lawrence,

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Episode 3 - Lyzz's Story is an episode from Health Story Collaborative.

This episode is 15:57 long.

This episode was published on Aug 10, 2017.

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