When the System Wasn't Built for You: Trans Identity, Neurodivergence and Eating Disorders with Eva Echo
About this episode
The episode features Eva Echo discussing the intersection of trans identity, neurodivergence, and eating disorders within healthcare settings.
Have you ever walked into a healthcare setting and felt like one part of your identity was being used to explain away everything else? This one is for you. Eva Echo (she/they) is a distinguished activist, writer, and TEDx speaker, focusing on transgender+ rights, intersectionality, and eating disorders. After hearing Eva speak at the Dump the Scales march, I basically ran after her to get her on the podcast, and I am so glad I did. Eva has spent years fighting for trans+ people in healthcare, including taking NHS England to the High Court over unlawful waiting times, and many other incredible projects. She also has her own lived experience of an eating disorder, autism, and ADHD, and this conversation weaves all of that together in a way I haven't heard anywhere else. In this episode, we explore: Eva's experience of restrictive eating and how it developed alongside her identity as a trans woman How autism and ADHD intersect with her eating disorder The moment a GP told Eva she couldn't have an eating disorder and it's lasting impact Eva's experience of Trans broken arm syndrome What medical gatekeeping looks like across eating disorders, gender identity, and neurodivergence…
People in this episode
Host: Hannah Hickinbotham
Guest: Eva Echo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NHS England
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