Running in Silence: Disordered Thoughts About Food and Exercise
Monday, 28 Feb 2022 at 6:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
This event will be in person, live streamed, and recorded. The live stream link: https://iastate.hosted.panopto.com/Panop...2f0160265aThe recording will be posted on the Lectures website at Recordings > Available Recordings for two weeks.
December 16, 2012, was the day Rachael Steil stopped running in silence. It was the day she wrote her first blog post about dealing with anorexia and binge eating as an All-American runner and shared it with the world. Writing her truth invited others to share their eating disorder experiences. Rachael began to see how many athletes dealt with these issues behind closed doors–in secrecy and in shame–and it made her feel less alone. It also fueled the fire to speak louder about eating disorder experiences. Rachael speaks about how to break the wall of silence and shame that surround eating disorders.
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