It wasn’t just her mother who struggled with society’s expectations of what women should be like. Lauren Graham succumbed to the pressure, allowing herself to fall into unhealthy habits to maintain what others thought was her most beautiful version. “The me that looked my ‘best’ was a me that smoked, was underfed, ran high with anxiety, didn’t get enough sleep, and still never felt good enough,” she penned in “Have I Told You This Already?”
Graham knows this now, but that wasn’t always the case. In 2011, she boasted about how little she ate. “I’ve pretty much always been on a diet since I was born. And the women in my family struggle, so I find the less I think about food, in a way, the happier I am,” she told Health.com. “In general, I think I eat less the less I think about it.” Thankfully, it didn’t take much long after the interview for her to realize she was way more than her thinness or youthful looks.
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“I’ve spent a lot of time wondering, ‘What’s going to happen?'” she told More about aging. “I try not to allow myself to do that much anymore. I think I’ve gotten more comfortable with the unknown.” Now, Graham is at a point where she’s grateful for the opportunity to have lived as long as she has and the life experiences acquired. “Age is awesome,” she said on The Kelly Clarkson Show in 2022.
If you need help with an eating disorder or know someone who does, help is available. Visit the National Eating Disorders Association website or contact NEDA’s Live Helpline at 1-800-931-2237. You can also receive 24/7 Crisis Support via text (send NEDA to 741-741).
