Overview
- She disclosed on the July 22 episode of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast that she continues to call herself bulimic because urges to binge and purge persist in her mind.
- Bure began struggling with bulimia at age 18 during her early adulthood in Montreal, where she engaged in repeated cycles of binging and purging.
- Her parents’ decision to place her on preventive diets from age 12—motivated by fear after Tracey Gold’s public treatment—shaped her critical view of her own body.
- Growing up on Full House exposed her to heightened industry scrutiny over her weight, deepening her disordered eating thoughts through adolescence.
- She credits her husband Valeri Bure’s support along with mindfulness techniques, self-talk and professional tools for helping her manage ongoing urges and sustain her recovery.