Strong Enough by Eating Disorders Families Australia21 Mai 2025

Zoe's Story: inside the mind of someone with an eating disorder

As you care for your loved one with an eating disorder, have you ever thought ‘if only I could see inside their head and find out what’s going on!’

In this episode of the Strong Enough podcast Zoe Sheehan gives you a chance to do just that as she describes her experience of healing from Anorexia, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia and Body Dysmorphia over more than a decade.

Zoe talks about the treatments that worked, the mental health pressures - especially as a neurodivergent and queer person - the importance of family in recovery and the moment the penny dropped that this was a life or death situation.

If you have wondered “how does a person with an eating disorder think?” Zoe has lots of insights on what it is like living with an eating disorder PLUS advice for carers looking after loved ones.

“It is not who you are looking after, it really does take over your brain and your daughter or your son or whoever is going through it is in there somewhere. It just takes a lot to get them back out of it,” says Zoe.

If you become an EDFA member, you can hear hundreds of hours of content like Zoe’s story PLUS regular webinars with industry experts, researchers and lived experience carers. If you want more from Zoe she’s published a book called Neuro the Cookie.

Follow this link to become an EDFA Member: https://edfa.org.au/become-a-member/

Neuro the Cookie book link: https://zoesheehan.com.au/products/neuro-the-cookie-book

This series has been made possible by an impact grant from the Liptember Foundation which raises and invests funds to support women's mental health. Visit www.liptember.com.au for more information around the Foundation’s impact and how you can get involved throughout the year.

Visit EDFA resources library: https://edfa.org.au/video-resource-library/

Book a free counselling session with EDFA’s Fill The Gap program: https://edfa.org.au/counselling-service/

For more information click on these links to the EDFA website:

Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa

Binge Eating Disorder

ARFID - Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

OSFED - Other Specified Feeding & Eating Disorders

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