“Eating disorders, in particular, and mental health issues as a whole still carry a lot of stigma — people will make negative comments or assume that someone should be able to fix this on their own,” says Jena Shaw Tronieri, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of clinical services at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders. “Having someone express that they’re struggling really can reduce the stigma and shame,” she adds, calling Bader’s honesty “admirable.”

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