219. Conquering Anorexia and Advocating for Awareness with Ashlee Thomas

<p>Today I'm joined by Ashlee Thomas, an eating disorder advocate and the co-founder of The Secret Burden. After surviving Anorexia and publicly sharing her recovery journey, Ashlee co-founded The Secret Burden with her mum in hope to start the conversation, challenge the stigma and create change in the eating disorder space.</p> <p>In today's episode of Holistic Health Radio Ashlee and I discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Her own personal journey with developing anorexia and receiving her diagnosis</li> <li>The factors that led to the development of her eating disorder</li> <li>The ups and downs of her recovery journey as she navigated treatment</li> <li>The biggest eating disorder myths and why dispelling them is important -What inspired her advocacy work within the eating disorder space</li> <li>Removing shame and stigma around eating disorders</li> <li>The importance of education around eating disorders within the community </li> </ul> <p>You can connect with <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ashlee.thomas/">Ashlee on Instagram here</a> and follow T<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thesecretburden/">he Secret Burden on Facebook here.</a></p> <p>❤️<strong> <a href= "https://sarahlizking.com/email-list/">Join my newsletter list</a> </strong>for weekly motivation and inspiration and you'll also receive a FREE copy of my eBook "Body Confidence (for life!) guide"</p> <p>❤️ <strong>Ready to get your period back?</strong> Join the next round of <a href= "https://sarahlizking.com/healing-ha/">Healing Hypothalamic Amenorrhea</a>! </p> <p>❤️ <strong>Work with me and my team</strong> to improve your relationship with food and exercise by heading to <a href= "http://www.sarahlizking.com/">www.sarahlizking.com</a> and filling out the <a href= "https://sarahlizking.com/contact/">contact form.</a></p> <p>❤️ Connect with me on social media by following me on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sarahlizking/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahlizking?lang=en">Tiktok</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@sarahlizki