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February 3, 2025 21 mins

Imagine packing up your world at 16 years old and heading to France to complete a Student Exchange year and live with an unknown family. This is what Rach did. Come along the journey in this episode as she revisits this experience. It's impactful, it's heavy, it's raw, it's uplifting and inspiring.

In this Summer Solo Episode we discuss: 

  • what it felt like to live with not just one, but two host families
  • how Rach's distorted eating began
  • what living in a foreign country and not speaking the language felt like
  • what going to school as a teenager in France was like
  • her wholesome trip with her Mum after a year of minimal contact. 

Loved this episode? Want to hear more about Rach's eating disorder and how it begin in France? You'll also enjoy this episode: 

Episode 17: Living With An Eating Disorder

 

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