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The perfect trap

Body image and unattainable beauty standards - Anna shares her eating disorder story.

Anna fights her eating disorder, knowing she needs to be healthy if she wants to be a mum.

She spent half her life dealing with the condition, until she was finally diagnosed and treated. Now she is working on getting better, trying to appreciate the joys in life again, and regain the spark she feels she lost. She writes a letter to her future daughter about how to avoid the β€œperfect trap” in which she found herself.

Letter writer: Anna

Namulanta Kombo and parents build a β€œhandbook to life”. Sharing your parenting advice, personal stories, and letters to your daughters. What will you tell your children?

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24 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Mar 2024 22:32GMT

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