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| Eating disorders: 'I made the podcast I wish I could've listened to' | Eating disorders: 'I made the podcast I wish I could've listened to' |
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| Molly wants to break down stereotypes around eating disorders | Molly wants to break down stereotypes around eating disorders |
| Eating disorders are both isolating and lonely - with many people wishing they had more of a community around them. | Eating disorders are both isolating and lonely - with many people wishing they had more of a community around them. |
| That's been the experience of Molly Smith who was diagnosed with anorexia at 14 years old. | That's been the experience of Molly Smith who was diagnosed with anorexia at 14 years old. |
| Now 19, she hopes her podcast exploring disordered eating can break down stigmas and misconceptions. | Now 19, she hopes her podcast exploring disordered eating can break down stigmas and misconceptions. |
| And Molly says the series is something she wishes she'd had when she was younger. | And Molly says the series is something she wishes she'd had when she was younger. |
| "Since recovering, I've been so passionate about speaking openly on eating disorders because when I was poorly, I felt like nobody understood me," she tells BBC Newsbeat. | "Since recovering, I've been so passionate about speaking openly on eating disorders because when I was poorly, I felt like nobody understood me," she tells BBC Newsbeat. |
| "There was no voice for me to really listen to. So I wanted to create a podcast to be that voice to people going through similar things." | "There was no voice for me to really listen to. So I wanted to create a podcast to be that voice to people going through similar things." |
| 'Not just about weight' | 'Not just about weight' |
| Molly feels she lacked a network of people she could relate to when she was unwell. | Molly feels she lacked a network of people she could relate to when she was unwell. |
| "Everything was either very serious or told by professionals and medical experts," she says. | "Everything was either very serious or told by professionals and medical experts," she says. |
| "I really think if I could have listened to a podcast with someone really normal who's been through a similar thing, it would have helped me immensely." | "I really think if I could have listened to a podcast with someone really normal who's been through a similar thing, it would have helped me immensely." |
| Molly, who's from Ely in Cambridgeshire, also wants to challenge the idea that eating disorders are purely physical. | |
| "People think they are entirely about weight, but with so many people weight loss is just a side effect of the eating disorder." | "People think they are entirely about weight, but with so many people weight loss is just a side effect of the eating disorder." |
| Rachael Bland co-hosted You, Me and the Big C with Lauren Mahon and Deborah James | Rachael Bland co-hosted You, Me and the Big C with Lauren Mahon and Deborah James |
| Molly's series is called The Weigh Up: Eating Disorder Diaries and covers topics including binge eating and social media. | Molly's series is called The Weigh Up: Eating Disorder Diaries and covers topics including binge eating and social media. |
| It also looks at the impact on families and friends - Molly doesn't want the podcast to just be for people with eating disorders. | It also looks at the impact on families and friends - Molly doesn't want the podcast to just be for people with eating disorders. |
| "We've done episodes with my family members," she says. | "We've done episodes with my family members," she says. |
| "I think just to hear their perspectives was so eye-opening because anorexia, unfortunately, is a very selfish illness. | "I think just to hear their perspectives was so eye-opening because anorexia, unfortunately, is a very selfish illness. |
| "And I just didn't even consider how my parents may be feeling that their daughter was so ill. So it was so insightful to hear how much upset I caused them." | "And I just didn't even consider how my parents may be feeling that their daughter was so ill. So it was so insightful to hear how much upset I caused them." |
| BBC Action Line: Help and support available here | BBC Action Line: Help and support available here |
| 'Don't be afraid to unfollow New Year diet posts' | 'Don't be afraid to unfollow New Year diet posts' |
| Disordered eating: 'I don't feel as alone anymore' | Disordered eating: 'I don't feel as alone anymore' |
| Molly's series was made after she won the Rachael Bland New Podcast Award, launched in 2019 in honour of the BBC presenter who died in 2018 from breast cancer. | Molly's series was made after she won the Rachael Bland New Podcast Award, launched in 2019 in honour of the BBC presenter who died in 2018 from breast cancer. |
| Rachael co-hosted You, Me And The Big C - an award-winning podcast which was praised for tackling the subject of cancer in an original and candid way. | Rachael co-hosted You, Me And The Big C - an award-winning podcast which was praised for tackling the subject of cancer in an original and candid way. |
| As a winner, University of York student Molly now gets the opportunity to develop her podcast idea with the BBC. | |
| "Rachael's podcast was just incredible, I learnt so much from it," she says. | |
| "I'm so inspired by the work of her and her co-presenters and I really hope my podcast reaches that same level of community." | "I'm so inspired by the work of her and her co-presenters and I really hope my podcast reaches that same level of community." |
| Listen to The Weigh Up: Eating Disorder Diaries on BBC Sounds. | Listen to The Weigh Up: Eating Disorder Diaries on BBC Sounds. |
| Follow Newsbeat on Twitter and YouTube. | Follow Newsbeat on Twitter and YouTube. |
| Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. | Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Anorexia | Anorexia |
| University of York | |
| York | |
| Eating disorders | Eating disorders |
| Radio | Radio |
| Ely |