recovery from anorexia as a dancer | how to prevent & recover | the scary link between ballet & eds

1:45 my story: growing up as doing ballet, and how it contributed to the development of anorexia as a teenager
8:05 dancing whilst recovering from an eating disorder
9:05 eating disorders and dance: why do they so often go hand in hand?
14:29 how to prevent eating disorders as a dancer & how to make dance a positive part of your life again: my advice
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[@ificanhelp8561]

When I was a kid, in my head it was basically anorexic= ballet dancer. I read so many stories about ballet dancer starting to have disorded eating. I personally did ballet for 8 years and it was never related with my eating disorders, but once a friend told me that she was using compensative behaviour because someone told her to loose X kg, and I just knew it must've been someone at ballet. This world can be very toxic, and as you said, it's normalized (and in modelling too). Thank you for this video ❤️

[@enchantingandethereal]

as a dancer currently recovering, the part about “looking like a ballet dancer” really got to me. this is something every dancer should watch. thank you for sharing your journey 💙

[@grausamkunt]

This also applies to figure skating (as a former figure skater)! Glad your relationship with dance/exercise overall has improved

[@willowisaperson2807]

also an ex-figure skater (I switched to ice hockey and have since had to put that on pause due to my illness) and it contributed so much to my body image issues

[@ella_bella741]

I’m in recovery of an anorexia and it’s really hard to go through it because I was in my eating disorder for a long time so I’m used to the routine of not eating but I’m better then I was when I start my recovery

[@EquineMetalhead]

The arm scars broke my heart. If they are from self harm I’m so sorry you struggled with that. I myself am struggling with it too. I do it sometimes if I eat too much as a punishment. Your body is beautiful the way it is, never forget that ❤

[@windflowerrainstorm6497]

Im 39 and did ballet from ages 3-13. I quit when they told us "next year we begin partnering, and if the boys can't pick you up, thats your problem." I was 5'4" and 120 lbs but was taller than the boys so I was like "oh forget this" and quit ballet... but kept starving myself for like I dunno the next 25 years lolololol

[@clairesteel5715]

💔❤️‍🩹

[@Dana0o]

OMG!! Wow! You look so good, you have done such a progress. The color in your face looks so beautiful. You are such an inspiration for my recovery, I will keep going cause that is what I want to look like🫶🏼

[@kalesalad777]

Omg I needed this so much. I never really found another dancer in an all in journey as I am and it's been super tough :')

[@christinapletschacher3549]

I only started dancing ballet very late in my life and I had problems buying dance clothes because a leotard or a short in adult size L would fit the extremely skinny 10 year old daughter of a friend but not me! And I always ask myself: who really wants to see a stick thin ballerina? Is it really necessary to be stick thin to be a good dancer? A friend of mine who was a professional dancer in one of the top five European dance companies told me that most probably 50 per cent of her (female) colleagues suffer of eating disorders. That’s very sad and I think the ballet world needs to change these unhealthy ‚beauty‘ standards.

[@kyrabrandt2597]

Omg! I've missed you! You are such a HUGE inspiration for me to keep going! Thank you!💛

[@katie1546]

so proud of you! biggest inspiration💕

[@merlecle5638]

Please upload more often❤️❤️❤️ I love your videos so much and you're such a big inspiration

[@thehoundhedgehoghippie7346]

Your videos are so helpful. Thank you. Much love 💜💛

[@mirchen01]

Thank you for sharing your experience and in General Talking about this topic!

[@emilybarnes1088]

This was really insightful. Thank you for being so vulnerable and honest about this. You're making a difference x

[@heathermahoney8910]

Love you millie you're so beautiful and inspiring

[@chocolateoreo6489]

So proud of you (:

[@N3V3R_IN_A_MILLION_Y3ARS]

I used to do ballet and pop dance and all the other kids where so much more skinny than i was and i felt so out of the norm when i was dancing so i quit my parents still dont know the real reson why i quit, i understand the struggles for dancers at lest my age its a big issue when it stands out

[@lisvandongen940]

Hey! How are you doing? Are you going to post again? But don’t post if you are not ready or not in a good place ❤❤❤ I was just wondering :). I really love LOVE your videos. You have helped me so unbelievably much in recovery from my eating disorder. I don’t know how to thank you. 😍

[@lavender6625]

great

[@familyrudihaugen5084]

Great and thank you would you say your ed is more from dancing or your trauma?

[@clairesteel5715]

❤️‍🩹

[@nadinebentel2362]

WITHOUT GRAPHICS, YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER NARRATOR

[@angeladuncan7370]

🄿🅁🄾🄼🄾🅂🄼 ✅