'None of us are born with eating disorders': Former sufferer urges people not to give up hope

Lynda Duffy after winning Miss Ireland in 2002. Picture: Press 22

A former Miss Ireland who overcame a 22-year-long eating disorder is urging people with the condition not to give up hope.

Therapist and mindset coach Lynda Duffy won the Miss Ireland title in 2002, while battling an eating disorder. Today, she will talk to clients of Lois Bridge treatment centre in Dublin about her recovery, as part of a series of events to mark Eating Order Disorder Awareness Week.