Scots mum warns families over hidden dangers of eating disorders during festive season

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Scots mum has warned parents to be aware of the hidden dangers that people with eating disorders face around Christmas time.

Emma Broadhurst, 51, has opened up about her family's struggle to manage her eldest daughter's eating disorder during the festive season, which left them feeling like they were living with an 'intruder' who became a sixth member of the family.

The mum of three says her daughter developed the mental health condition at the age of 17, with Emma initially growing concerned about her daughters 'extreme exercising' and explosive moods which created an underlying tension in the family.

Emma says that though she was unaware that she had eating disorder, she noticed that the behaviours appeared to intensify over Christmas with her daughter struggling to sit still and hardly eating.