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Lily Collins Says Eating-Disorder Recovery Is Ongoing in Eating Disorder Awareness Week Post

She directs followers to NEDA's resources.

Overview

  • Collins called speaking out about her history with eating disorders “one of the most terrifying but rewarding experiences” of her life.
  • She wrote that recovery looks different for each person and that her own recovery remains ongoing.
  • Her Instagram post marked Eating Disorder Awareness Week and praised the National Eating Disorders Association for its “lifesaving work.”
  • She tied her advocacy to portraying a young woman with anorexia in Netflix’s 2017 film To the Bone.
  • Reports revisit her earlier disclosures that her struggles began in her mid-teens and that wanting a family motivated her to seek help, with outlets noting she welcomed a daughter via surrogate last year.