Understanding female athlete disordered eating and recovery through narrative turning points in autobiographies

These findings build upon previous narrative and autobiographical research in sport psychology which shows the value in studying elite athletes' stories as theoretical, methodological and pedagogical resources to learn more about athlete health. The present study expanded understanding of gendered disordered eating meanings of struggle and recovery within elite swimming culture as nuanced personal and cultural processes across two athletes' careers. Such work further opens up ways to use autobiographies as pedagogical resources to harness relational narratives to facilitate female athlete's recovery.