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Recent NHS figures have shown that the number of admissions for life-threating eating disorders have doubled over the last six years.

Just over thirty years ago, at the age of 19, Helena Wilkinson had her first book published: an intimate, personal account of her recovery from severe anorexia. Ever since, she has been helping others to overcome eating disorders and related conditions.

Based at Nicholaston House, a Christian retreat centre on Gower, she lectures on, trains counsellors in, and leads residential recovery courses for those struggling with eating disorders which can all too easily overwhelm them. So how did Helena win her battle with this condition - and what hope can she offer to sufferers today? Mary Stallard meets her to find out.