'Social Responsibility'
On this episode of the SABULOUS podcast, Sabs speaks to her friend Renee McGregor - a leading Sports dietician specialising in Eating Disorders, REDs, The Female Athlete, Athlete health and performance. She is also an Author, Mother and UK Champion Trail Runner.
In this conversation they discuss:
- The concerns that Renee has about the impact of social media on impressionable minds, both young and old.
- Her early life and decision to study bio-chemisty, leading to eventaully specialising in wokring with patients with eating disorders.
- Her own experience of, in her youth, living with an eating disorder.
- Her British Indian families culture and the impact of this on her.
- Finding herself, and her love of music and dancing, while attending university in Glasgow.
- Her concerns about unqualified social media creators and influencers giving advice on nutrition, excercise and wellbeing.
- Introvert versus Extrovert - Managing energy expenditure.
- What she loves and hates about using social media.
- What does being SABULOUS mean to Renee.
TRIGGER WARNING - In this episode Renee discusses her experience of living with an eating disorder and also touches on sexual abuse. If you have, or are, in need of support please make an appointment with your GP or reach out to the following organisations. This is not an exhaustive list.
BEAT: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
SARSAS: https://www.sarsas.org.uk/
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