Does my teen have an eating disorder? Red flags to look out for and how to help | Ep 152

What's Eating You Podcast with Clinical Psychologist Stephanie Georgiou · Mar 19, 2024 · 18m

Hook:

Eating Disorders have the highest rates of mortality amongst the mental health disorders and affect 1 in 20 Australians.

You may never think that your child, teenager or daughter has an eating disorder, but the truth is it can happen to anyone.

Take myself for example, I was raised in a loving family, had a good job, was going to uni, had no friendship issues and still got an eating disorder. I kept it a secret for almost a decade so don’t assume that this cannot be your own child.

Today's episode will discuss the 5 red flags to look out for and what you can do to help a teen or someone…