In this podcast, we discuss how eating disorder symptoms affect men. We cover what our guests have learned about how to ask for help and care for themselves. We speak about how eating disorders affect friendships and sexual relationships, and reflect on what our guests have learned through their experiences about how to cope with challenges in life.
Presenter: Dr Amy Harrison
Guests: James Downs and Dave Chawner
This podcast was funded by a UCL Institute of Mental Health Public Health Engagement grant awarded to Dr Amy Harrison. The questions that are asked in the podcast episode were codesigned with people with lived experience of eating disorders, and supporters of people experiencing eating disorders.
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This podcast contains information about eating disorders, experiences of mental health difficulties and sex and sexual experiences. There is some language that may offend.
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