Anorexia, an Abusive Relationship, and Healing: Hannah Schuster, Part 2

⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, domestic violence and physical abuse, alcohol use, and medical details from cancer surgery.

Hannah Schuster, a lawyer, is back for Part 2. She’s honest and vulnerable about the hardest stretch of her life. After her divorce she was at her sickest with anorexia, and while starting law school she ended up in a relationship that became physically abusive. She talks about why leaving isn’t as simple as people think, how starving your body clouds everything, and what finally got her out.

We also talk about:

• How an eating disorder is a symptom of something deeper, and how it’s often tied to OCD and obsessive thinking
• The “whack-a-mole” of recovery, where one obsession gets swapped for another
• Codependency, gaslighting, and noticing the pattern in her relationships
• Her grandmother’s lifelong eating disorder and intergenerational trauma
• How her dog Ginsburg helped save her life
• Meeting her husband and becoming a stepmom
• How breast cancer surgery changed the way she sees her body
• The tools she uses today: journaling, nature, IFS, therapy, and friends who “walk you home”
• What she wants moms and teen girls to hear about diet culture and how girls see themselves

This episode is not a replacement for working with a therapist or dietitian. What works for one person may not work for another.

If you or someone you love is struggling:National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline: 1-866-662-1235National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788

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