Zoe Burnett

Welcome to Proper Mental episode 61 with my guest Zoe Burnett, an author, speaker and mental health advocate who is known as The Barefoot Rebel.

In 2018, Zoe was diagnosed with Atypical Anorexia Nervosa although she had been struggling with this for many years before being diagnosed and it very nearly claimed her life.

For a long time Zoe was deemed “not slim enough” to have an eating disorder and she guides me through the heart breaking process of not being able to get the help she so desperately needed.

We chat about diet culture and the role it plays in eating disorders, we chat about self-esteem, self-hatred and self-care and we chat about recovery and looking after mental health.

Zoe also breaks down Set Point Theory, a key focus of her recovery and we chat about her incredible Tedx Talk and how she got nicknamed The Barefoot Rebel.

I absolutely loved chatting to Zoe!  She is on a mission to bring awareness to a mental illness that is often left out of the mainstream conversation and it was great to hear all about her journey and her passion for this work.

You can follow Zoe on social media @barefootrebel1 and you can learn more about her via her website www.barefootrebel.co.uk.

You can watch her Tedx Talk here:  Healthy weight, unhealthy mind: Embracing your set point | Zoe Burnett | TEDxBrayfordPool - YouTube

You can grab a copy of Zoe’s book here: Inside My Ed: Amazon.co.uk: Burnett, Zoe: 9781914529009: Books

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