Forget what you believe you know about anorexia and listen to Dawn. She opens a window into the psychology of anorexia. She shares the social pressure she was under as a child, and how it affected her growing up. She explains why she felt like she needed to take as little space as possible. We also discussed what her path to recovery was and what she does to make sure she stays in a psychologically healthy state.

The song Dawn selected is What's going on by Marvin Gaye.

Seth saw how Huntington's Disease (HD) affected his mum and impacted his family. He talks about going through genetic testing aged 20 and the lack of mental health support when being told he also had HD. Whilst he may not experience symptoms yet, he shares his eagerness to take part in clinical trials, and his frustration with the pharmaceutical industry not offering trials for pre-symptomatic HD patients.

The song Seth chose is Feel So Close by Calvin Harris.

Jay was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2020, and he believes he has had this condition for 20 years before being diagnosed. In this episode, we talk about Deftones, how firbomyalgia affects Jay, and how he balances doing what he enjoys in life with the risk of having a flare-up. 

The music selected by Jay is the album White Poney by Deftones.