Emer McLysaght: 'I was embarrassed to tell people I was going in for an eating disorder'

'Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling' co-author Emer McLysaght has spoken about her time in a mental health hospital for treatment last year

Emer McLysaght sought help for an eating disorder and was admitted to hospital in early 2020 for two months

Author Emer McLysaght has been praised for speaking about her experience of seeking treatment for an eating disorder and her time spent in St Patrick’s Hospital in Dublin earlier this year.

McLysaght, who is from Co. Kildare and co-authored the bestselling Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling book series with Sarah Breen, spoke to Ryan Tubridy on RTÉ radio about her experience seeking treatment and being discharged into lockdown in March 2020.