Madison: Getting Ghosted And Winning A Local

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02/16/21 • 32 min

It's fun to hope that things stay the same: Madison, an Eating Disorder Prevention Advocate in Iowa, is writing to herself to preserve her contentment, and remind Future Madison of all she’s achieved in the past year. Hosts Steph, Sophie, and Maria talk with Madison about moving away from home, learning to love our bodies and look after our minds, and how a terrible end to a date can still lead to love.

Let us know if you’ve been writing to your future self! Reach out at [email protected].

Thanks to Matt for creating FutureMe and collaborating with us on this show by helping letter-writers opt-in to be interviewed.

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FutureMe
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National Eating Disorder Information Centre (Canada)
National Eating Disorder Association (US)
Beat Eating Disorders (UK)

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Let us know if you’ve been writing to your future self! Reach out at [email protected].

Thanks to Matt for creating FutureMe and collaborating with us on this show by helping letter-writers opt-in to be interviewed.

Links:

Episode transcript
editaudio
FutureMe
Write your own letter!
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (Canada)
National Eating Disorder Association (US)
Beat Eating Disorders (UK)

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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