Ten years ago, Andy used to spend eight hours a day in front of the mirror and couldn’t imagine ever being able to function. Now, he works full time and describes himself as 90% to 95% recovered from body dysmorphic disorder

Beating BDD

Episode 22 - Andy Hall

Flora suffered with body dysmorphic disorder alongside an eating disorder until just 18 months ago. Since then, she’s made truly inspirational progress is overcoming BDD, and built up a personal toolkit of tricks that will be really helpful to listeners.

Episode 21 - Flora Howarth

In his interview, Elias describes how doing exposures was a huge help in recovering from body dysmorphic disorder

Episode 20 - Elias Marchetti

In her interview, Nicole talks about her lived experience of BDD and anorexia and how it's informed the life she lives now.

Episode 19 - Nicole Schnackenberg

In this episode, Professor David Veale talks about how he came to specialise in BDD, and answers questions from people with the condition.

Episode 18 - Professor David Veale

As head of operations for the BDD Foundation in the UK, Kitty Wallace supports sufferers and their families, raises awareness of the condition and much more. But she’s also had her own experience of living with BDD. Her story shows that recovery may not always be a straight line, but it’s always possible.

Episode 17 - Kitty Wallace

Rebecca suffered from BDD for many years, alongside issues with alcohol and food. It was only when she realised the BDD was driving the other issues that she was able to make real and inspiring progress.

Episode 16 - Rebecca Foster

Episode 16 - Rebecca Forsyth

This is the second part of a conversation between two mums whose daughters are in recovery from BDD. In it, Scarlett and Frances discuss how schools can help or hinder, how to support someone through treatment and the importance of setting small goals.

Episode 15 - Scarlett and Frances

In this episode, the first of two, Scarlet and Frances describe how they coped with having daughters with severe BDD.

Episode 14 - Scarlett and Frances

In this episode, Tim describes the debilitating effect BDD had on his life for 15 years, and how he recovered.

Episode 13 - Tim Brandford-White

In this episode, you’ll hear how Oliver Butcher's experience of BDD affected the lives of his mum Debbie and his older brother Daniel.

Episode 12 - Debbie and Daniel Butcher

In the second part of my interview with Oliver, you’ll hear him describe the self-abuse that was part of his BDD, how that affected his family and the advice he’d give anyone suffering from the disorder.

Episode 11 - Oliver Butcher, part 2

For this episode – the first of two – I spoke to Oliver Butcher, who’s currently in the middle of treatment for his BDD. You’ll find the second half of Oliver’s interview in episode 11.

Episode 10 - Oliver Butcher, part 1

In the second part of his interview, Omari describes the things that helped him most in treatment and beyond, and gives some valuable advice to anyone trying to help a loved one with BDD.

Episode 9 - Omari Eccleston-Brown, part 2

Information and inspiration for people living with body dysmorphic disorder, from the BDD Foundation in the UK. To learn more about the show and the work of the BDD Foundation, visit http://bddfoundation.org

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