Eating disorders
Subject in Mental Health
Eating disorders has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast, 48 Hours. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Kim Richardson
Kim Richardson said her daughter's eating disorder is a lifelong illness.
“It's a lifelong illness. She'll have this all of her life”
48 Hours: The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 40:37
Kim Richardson said she first noticed the eating disorder when Skylar refused gum over its calorie content at age 12.
“12 years old, she wouldn't buy gum because it had five calories. I didn't even know gum had calories”
48 Hours: The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 5:02
Kim Richardson estimated that her daughter's weight and eating dominated nearly all of her life.
“Oh, 95%. That is her life. This is her at a very scary point”
48 Hours: The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 4:48
Kelly McDanielHolistic psychotherapist and author of the book Mother Hunger
McDaniel argues that overeating calms the nervous system while undereating acts as a stimulant, both responses to never feeling safe.
“If we're overeating, we're down-regulating our nervous system. We need to calm down. We're anxious. We're afraid. If we're under eating, that's a stimulant”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: You’re Not Broken: Why You People-Please, Feel Anxious, & Never Feel Good Enough – and How to Heal (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 19:45
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
- 48 Hours · 1 episode
Episodes
You’re Not Broken: Why You People-Please, Feel Anxious, & Never Feel Good Enough – and How to HealThe Mel Robbins Podcast · May 21, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Mel Robbins talks with psychotherapist Kelly McDaniel about 'mother hunger,' the unmet childhood needs for nurturing, protection, and guidance, and how adults can heal them.
The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson48 Hours · Apr 2, 2026 · 41 min
Erin Moriarty reports on Brooke Skylar Richardson's Ohio trial for the death of her newborn, featuring her parents, attorneys and investigators.