Stanford students create original musical addressing eating disorders

"First it started with anorexia, when I lost weight very quickly. It was during the school-leaving exams, which I was studying for. I was locked in a room for a week and did sit-ups," Vlastina Svátková spoke about the beginnings of her eating disorder. People around her began to admire her, she finally found something interesting about herself. But praise eventually became her undoing. She wanted it more and more, she hungered for everyone to fl…

Stanford students create original musical addressing eating disorders

“Fading In,” created and written by Stanford University sophomore Jessica Korobkin, and composed by fellow Stanford sophomore Lucy Chen, takes an unusual perspective, looking at the many people eating disorders affect and how friends and family can help. The post Stanford students create original musical addressing eating disorders appeared first on The Almanac.

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