Recovery with Claire
About this episode
Claire shares her personal journey through eating disorders and substance abuse, detailing her struggles and recovery.
Claire and Naomi go back TWENTY PLUS YEARS! Growing up together on the same block. Claire shares a very important and personal story. Claire developed anorexia at only twelve years old. She was very conscious about body image and restricting food. At fifteen, Claire began drinking alcohol as another coping mechanism. She wanted to "fit in" and shares that's how a lot of teenagers perceive being socially accepted. When Claire went to college at eighteen, her anorexia turned into binge eating disorder where you are overeating. She also began to get into drugs and partied hard every night getting blackout drunk. At this point, Claire had become a functioning alcoholic and still going through serious eating disorders. She began smoking weed and using other drugs as well. Eventually, Claire's binge eating disorder turned into bulimia, binging and purging making yourself throw up or taking laxatives. In her final year at college, Claire sought help for her bulimia and her other eating disorders. While going through eating disorder treatment, she said to herself "If I just take care of my eating disorder, the drugs and alcohol aren't a big deal." And was still partying hard every night…
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