Mer was in college when she first entered a treatment center for Bulimia Nervosa, after battling depression and anxiety previously. This physical and mental illness is characterized by binge eating followed by one of a few different purging rituals (not just throwing up, as many people think). Mer explains what engaging in binge eating behaviors really looks looks like and points out the dangers of diet culture in this fantastic episode of Mental Illness and Me. Her passion is contagious.
