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Men's body dysmorphia: uncovering this deep secret. W/ Kyle Ridley | MTM
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1:03:29Now PlayingNearly one in five men report body shame every year. Almost half say it's affecting their mental health. And almost nobody is talking about it.
Emmy Award-winning TV producer Kyle Ridley spent over a decade booking eating disorder segments for national TV — and every spokesperson he received was a woman. He also spent most of his twenties hiding a serious eating disorder of his own, graduating summa cum laude and rising up the corporate ladder while doing it.
Kyle, Jon, and Will break open the conversation around where men's body image issues actually come from, what disordered eating and gym obsession look like in a man's real life, why the medical system structurally excluded men from this diagnosis for decades, and what recovery actually requires — starting with one honest conversation with one person you trust.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
Why body image disorder is a men's issue — and why silence makes it worse
The clear line between gym dedication and disordered obsession
Privacy vs. secrecy — and why secrecy is always shame-driven
Kyle's bulimia recovery story: what worked after years of failed attempts
Why Jon signed up for a physique competition out of insecurity — and what it revealed
Why the first step is telling one person one true thing
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