Football Injury, Social Media & Eating Disorders: Ellie Mitchell

“I was recovering from an ACL injury, I was the fittest I had been, but my body felt broken”, explains Ellie Mitchell, Tier 3 footballer. Recovery from two ACL injuries and hanging up her boots for a while, Ellie was training excessively, and her eating didn’t match up. Now struggling with an eating disorder too, Ellie understood that she had to sort things out. When looking back, she doesn’t know or recognise herself, but that time in her life has taught her so much about herself, and even though she hated it, she is grateful. Football has always been a part of Ellie’s life, but why did it answer all her questions? Did social media contribute to her eating? And why has her experience only made her a better person?Watch I Got Back Up on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/igotbackup Follow Talia Lazarus on:Instagram + Tiktok Follow the I Got Back Up Podcast on:Instagram + Facebook + TikTok + LinkedIn + Twitter + Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.