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All Things Considered: Anorexia: Helena Wilkinson

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13/05/2018

Anorexia: Helena Wilkinson

BBC Radio Wales - All Things Considered, Anorexia: Helena Wilkinson

Mary Stallard meets Helena Wilkinson, who recovered from severe anorexia 30 years ago.

Mary Stallard meets Helena Wilkinson, who recovered from severe anorexia 30 years ago and has helped others overcome the condition ever since.

Recent NHS figures have shown that the number of admissions for life-threating eating disorders have doubled over the last six years. 

Just over thirty years ago, at the age of 19, Helena Wilkinson had her first book published: an intimate, personal account of her recovery from severe anorexia. Ever since, she has been helping others to overcome eating disorders and related conditions. 

Based at Nicholaston House, a Christian retreat centre on Gower, she lectures on, trains counsellors in, and leads residential recovery courses for those struggling with eating disorders which can all too easily overwhelm them. So how did Helena win her battle with this condition - and what hope can she offer to sufferers today? Mary Stallard meets her to find out.

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