Nikki Matthews: Overcoming a Raging Eating Disorder

In this episode Millie chats with Olivia Molly Rogers. Olivia worked as a model and budding artist for several years whilst she studied to become a speech pathologist. In 2017 she took out the title of Miss Universe Australia. During her time as Miss Universe Australia, Olivia opened up about her own experience with anxiety, depression and eating disorders. Olivia recently released her first book 'Find Your Light' and continues to use her platform to facilitate discussions about mental health issues with the hope that it will help to reduce stigma and encourage other young Australians to speak up and seek support. They discuss her own eating disorder battle, how modelling and winning Miss Universe Australia affected her body image, the dangers of social media filters, how she finally found her confidence, courage, and self-belief and why she is so passionate about using her lived experience to raise awareness about eating disorders and mental health in general.

 

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