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\"You're constantly saying goodbye to people, and you're constantly being removed from your identity,\" she explained. \"When you start to feel like you're connecting with a group of people, an environment, and a home — a physical home — it can be destabilizing when you're uprooted and taken somewhere else.\"

During the interview, she also spoke about what she hopes her transparency with her eating disorder battle will do for others.

\"When I was a teenager, there were no role models when it came to body positivity — that simply was not a thing. Being thin was the thing,\" she said.

\"It's health that's important, not appearance,\" she continued. \"I make choices that are good for me — and not just in my body — but for my soul, for my mind. And sometimes that's eating ice cream because I want to eat ice cream.\"

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The actress now focuses on using her platform to emphasize an active lifestyle and prioritizing your health.

You can seek help by calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.

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