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On this episode of We NEDA Talk, Maggie Gehlsen discusses her experience in the MAO and advocating for sexual assault. Maggie openly talks about how her eating disorder recovery after being assaulted and gives whole hearted advice on what healing looks feels like. Maggie is accomplished so much in her pageant and personal career and I am so happy to have had her as a guest. Maggies Social Media...

Welcome to Episode 8 of We NEDA Talk! Enjoy this lay back Sunday morning interview with Lizzie Gray, a close friend of mine and former Miss Wisconsin Collegiate 2019. I didn't initially have a theme for this interview and it ended up being about a great topic that's not talked about enough and that is the impact of directorship on body image. Lizzie talks in detail about her experience at her N...

On this episode of We NEDA Talk, Madison discusses what her pageant journey has looked like while also recovering from an eating disorder. We discussed the emotions that came with the change from MAO 1.0 to 2.0 and how that shifted Madison's experience with pageantry. She has done so much work in the eating disorder community, and talks about the many ways she has advocated in only 2 short year...

This episode didn't feel like the typical "interview" setting that my episodes have been thus far. It just felt like i was sitting down with an old friend and sharing our stories with each other and supporting one another. And that is SO needed. I have no words to explain Emily's strengths on her ED journey. I applaud her on so many levels and filming this episode just made me so genuinely happ...

On this episode of We NEDA Talk I sit down with Alysa Goethe, our current Miss Clinton County. Alysa shares her perspective of what it is like navigating life, college, and pageants while having Type I Diabetes. She discusses the common misconceptions that come with the illness and also talks about how T1D plays a large role in body image and eating. I learned SO much from Alysa on this episode...

On this episode of We NEDA Talk, I sit down with our current Miss Southeast Iowa, Bailey Hodson. Bailey talks about how her social impact, The Anti-Bullying Campaign, while also relating it to body image and how teenagers deal with bullying in terms of their image every single day. She shares her own story of how she was bullied for her physical attributes growing up and how it shaped her menta...

In this episode of We NEDA Talk I sit down with Miss Scott County, Anna Masengarb, and talk to her about her pageant journey. Anna was Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2014, and shares her perspective of being a part of the Miss America Organization throughout its growth. We get vulnerable and talk about what its like competing in swimsuit and receiving comments about our bodies. Anna dives into he...

On the first episode of We NEDA Talk I sit down with Kylie Thompson, Miss Green Bay Area, which is a Miss Wisconsin Local. We talk about her eating disorder recovery, development of her Food For Thought Podcast and social impact, how to deal with being an eating disorder advocate and positive influencer on social media, Khloe Kardashian Facetune and so much more. You can listen to her new podca...

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