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b"On Episode 16, I was extremely fortunate to speak with Sarah, a 22 year old mental health advocate and Instagram blogger about her own experiences and challenges she has faced in her life with body image and eating disorders.\\nWe spoke about how at such a young age, Sarah had mentally accepted and linked being happy and popular to being thin - where your weight and physically appearance carried a significant amount of social currency.\\nSarah opened up about here experiences in seeking help through the support of her parents, her turbulent journey in seeking help, receiving treatment, as well as her relapse experiences and learnings.\\nWe spoke about the misconceptions people can have with separating reality and fantasy, as portrayed across our social media platforms, as well as across general modern culture. The importance of being better educated, in an effort to build resilience and build confidence in your own body image and self-worth.\\xa0\\nThat the numbers should never define your own self-worth. Do not be defined by your illness. Stop trying to be anyone else but yourself and love you for the qualities that make you you, both good and bad. No one is perfect, so stop looking for it.\\xa0\\nFind your happiness by finding and accepting who you are, unconditionally - without being distracted or slowed down by the noise of other's negative opinions or mindsets. Wasted energy.\\n----------\\xa0\\nSarah is sharing her story and experiences, in an effort to help others that may share a similar story, as well as to help better educate non-suffers, to help remove the stigma and common misconceptions surrounding eating disorders and promote positive body image and a mantra to 'Ditch the Digits'.\\xa0\\n----------\\xa0\\nAustralian Mental Health Support Contacts\\n-\\nThe Butterfly Foundation - Support for Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues\\nWebsite: thebutterflyfoundation.org.au\\nSupport Phone: 1800 334 673\\nSupport Email: support@thebutterflyfoundation.org.au\\n-\\nKids Help Line - 24/7 Phone and Online Counselling Service for Young People Aged 5 to 25\\nWebsite: kidshelpline.com.au\\nSupport Phone: 1800 551 800\\n-\\nLifeline Australia\\nWebsite: lifeline.org.au\\nPhone: 13 11 14\\xa0\\nTexting Service: 0477 131 114\\xa0\\n-\\nBeyondblue\\nWebsite: www.beyondblue.org.au\\nPhone: 1300 224 636 \\xa0\\n----------\\xa0\\nIf you would like to follow Sarah and her blog, she can be found on Instagram: @simply.saz\\n----------\\xa0\\nYou can also follow the Pushin' Through Blu on:\\xa0\\nTwitter: @pushnthroughblu\\xa0\\nInstagram: @pushinthroughblu\\xa0\\nFacebook: @pushinthroughblu"