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Hope Virgo: Overcoming anorexia and challenging the misconceptions around eating disorders

Hope Virgo: Overcoming anorexia and challenging the misconceptions around eating disorders

Update: 2022-03-28

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Hope Virgo, an author and multi-award winning international leading advocate for people with eating disorders, joins Mark to discuss her 13-year battle with anorexia nervosa, the common misconceptions around eating disorders and the challenges faced in regards to the stigma that still surrounds them.

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Hope Virgo: Overcoming anorexia and challenging the misconceptions around eating disorders

Hope Virgo: Overcoming anorexia and challenging the misconceptions around eating disorders