- Katrina Gorry was heading down a dark path
- Midfielder, 33, previously battled bulimia
- Sought professional help after ‘dark thoughts’
Matildas star Katrina Gorry has revealed how a teammate and seeing a psychologist helped her overcome an eating disorder.
Gorry, 33, was arguably Australia’s best player at the 2023 Women’s World Cup on home soil – but her life was previously chaotic at times behind the scenes.
Now captain of West Ham in the Women’s Super League, Gorry has spoken out in a bid to help other people living with bulimia.
‘What originally started as calorie counting soon began spiralling out of control,’ she told News Corp.
‘I would starve myself, then binge-eat and the cycle would repeat itself.
‘I also started to exercise excessively even outside of my football training, and I was full of self-loathing. My thoughts became so dark, it scared me, and I realised I needed help.’
Matildas star Katrina Gorry has revealed how a teammate and seeing a psychologist helped her overcome an eating disorder (pictured, with daughter Harper)
Gorry, 33, was arguably Australia’s best player at the 2023 Women’s World Cup on home soil – but her life was previously chaotic at times behind the scenes due to bulimia
The tenacious midfielder (pictured with Harper, partner Clara Markstedt and their son Koby) says her recovery journey has been gradual
Gorry reached out to a teammate, who got her in touch with a psychologist.
Next Gorry fell pregnant with daughter Harper via IVF, and the midfielder knew it was imperative she did everything possible to ‘support the little human growing inside of me.’
She admitted at times she still has dark thoughts, but pushes on to support her family.
‘Mini’ is also now a mother of two – having welcomed son Koby with fiancee Clara Markstedt in June of 2024.
‘Clara has been an incredible support for me in ways I didn’t even know I needed,’ Gorry said.
‘She creates a safe space where I feel comfortable being honest about my struggles.
‘She’s also helped me build a much healthier relationship with food.’
Gorry, who is an ambassador for the Butterfly Foundation, says she wants her kids to have a healthy relationship with eating.
‘It’s easy to get caught up in how we look, but I want anyone struggling to know that your worth is never defined by your appearance,’ she said.
‘We live in a world that places so much pressure on how we look, but what truly matters is how we feel inside.
‘Be kind to yourself and remember that we’re all going through something…so talking about what you’re going through is so important.’
