Social Media's Toxic Influence on Eating Disorders 7NEWS Spectrum

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Dec 13, 202442:23Society & Culture

WARNING: This episode contains conversations about eating disorders and suicide that may be triggering to some listeners. When Katya Jaski was first diagnosed with atypical anorexia nervosa at the age of 13 in 2020 she d...

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