I wanted to take my life a few times, I crashed my car, I fainted on the tube’Laura Hearn has spent most of her life living a parallel life. Battling with Anorexia since her teens, Laura struggled with thoughts of suicide, self- punishment and extreme loneliness brought on by her eating disorder. Her turning point came through her mother selling her house to fund an 8 month stay in the States on a recovery programme where she discovered her true meaning and purpose outside of anorexia.Laura is now in recovery and runs a global peer support community, connecting everyone affected by an eating disorder or mental health issue.Join me for this honest and open discussion with Laura on topics such as:Living a Parallel lifeRelapsingCharacteristics of an anorexia suffererEffects of traumaSelf punishmentSecrets and shameGratitude born from AnorexiaBeing let down by the NHSThe Loneliness of AnorexiaAmerican recovery programmeDiscovering meaning & purposeNourishment for the soul and mind in order to recoverTools to maintain mental healthImportance of relationshipsYou can learn more about Laura and her amazing work by visiting jiggsyplace.com