Brittany Snow has marked 17 years of recovery from an eating disorder, reflecting on how uncertain her future once felt. In a September 17 Instagram post, the 40-year-old actress wrote that she had reached the anniversary of the day she decided to stop hurting herself and begin her recovery journey.
“Seventeen years ago, I didn’t know if I would make it,” Snow wrote. “I couldn’t see a future, and I certainly couldn’t imagine one where I would learn to be kind to myself.” She credited the support of friends and family, as well as the part of herself that kept telling her not to give up.
The ‘Pitch Perfect’ star has previously spoken about receiving treatment for anorexia, exercise bulimia, depression, and self-harm. In a 2025 interview with Self, she described reaching a low point in her early twenties before beginning a long recovery process.
Snow ended her latest message by encouraging others who are struggling to believe that recovery is possible.
Indeed, eating disorders can affect both mental and physical health, and they are often difficult to spot from the outside. Click through this gallery to see which other celebrities have opened up about their experiences with eating disorders.