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Demi Lovato opened up in a raw, personal way during their recent conversation on the “Podcrushed” podcast with host Penn Badgley. The hour-long interview aired this week, giving fans new insight into Lovato’s ongoing wellness journey.
When asked about recovery from their eating disorder, Lovato stated “I have a treatment team that I work with that helps me stay in recovery, and I’ve been in recovery from bulimia for five, going on six, years now.” They also said, “I’m trying to learn body acceptance rather than body positivity, because body positivity feels like, ‘I can’t even reach that yet.’ I have a nutritionist and a therapist that specializes in eating disorders.“
Lovato further expressed how cooking meals at home serves as a way to overcome harmful behaviors, remarking it feels like a huge ‘F*** you’ to her eating disorder.
On the topic of self-image, Lovato shared she’s working on “just body acceptance, and looking in the mirror and being like, ‘This body is strong. This body saved my life and fought for my life when I overdosed. This body is a miracle“.
Viewers were also treated to an emotional duet performance between Lovato and Badgley of Lovato’s song “Anyone.” Lovato opened up about their non-binary identity as well, saying, “I really shed that image of that hyper-feminine pop star that I had been for so many years. I cut all my hair off and it was really freeing for me.”
Fans continue to commend Lovato for their courageous discussions surrounding mental health, body positivity, and navigating fame from a young age.
