Author: Morgan Menzie
Publisher: Tommy Nelson
ISBN: 1418514926
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Morgan Menzie takes readers through a harrowing but ultimately hopeful and inspiring account of her eating disorder. Her amazing story is told through the journals she kept during her daily struggle with this addiction and disease. Her triumphs and tragedies all unfold together in this beautiful story of God's grace. Features include: daily eating schedule, journal entries, prayers to God, poems, and what she wished she knew at the time. It's the true story of victory over a disease that is killing America's youth.
Diary of an Eating Disorder
Author: Chelsea Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 087833971X
Category : Eating disorders in adolescence
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Chelsea Smith's journal entries help to chronicle her struggle to overcome anorexia and bulimia and give insights into what factors lead to her eating disorder, while her mother's entries tell how her family was struggling to come to terms with Chelsea's illness.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 087833971X
Category : Eating disorders in adolescence
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Chelsea Smith's journal entries help to chronicle her struggle to overcome anorexia and bulimia and give insights into what factors lead to her eating disorder, while her mother's entries tell how her family was struggling to come to terms with Chelsea's illness.
Stick Figure
Author: Lori Gottlieb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684863588
Category : Anorexia nervosa
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
From the diaries she kept as an 11-year-old, the author's wry, perceptive account of her near-fatal struggle with anorexia nervosa is told with an unguarded openness not seen since Susanna Kaysen's "Girl Interrupted. Stick Figure" has been option for film by Martin Scorsese's De Fina/Cappa Productions.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684863588
Category : Anorexia nervosa
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
From the diaries she kept as an 11-year-old, the author's wry, perceptive account of her near-fatal struggle with anorexia nervosa is told with an unguarded openness not seen since Susanna Kaysen's "Girl Interrupted. Stick Figure" has been option for film by Martin Scorsese's De Fina/Cappa Productions.
Mealtimes and Milestones
Author: Constance Barter
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1849014329
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
An astonishingly moving and mature account of a young woman's struggle with anorexia nervosa, a serious mental illness affecting 1.1 million people in the UK. At fourteen years of age, Constance Barter was admitted as an in-patient to a specialist eating disorders unit where she remained for seven months. During that time, she kept a diary which sheds light on what it means to have anorexia, how it affects your life, and how it is not just a faddy diet or attention seeking disorder. Constance is an example to anyone suffering from this potentially life-threatening illness that with perseverance and support it can be beaten and sufferers can go on and lead a fulfilling, everyday life. This inspirational diary will help and inspire other sufferers to seek help and overcome their illness as well as providing an invaluable insight into the nature of the illness to families and friends.
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1849014329
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
An astonishingly moving and mature account of a young woman's struggle with anorexia nervosa, a serious mental illness affecting 1.1 million people in the UK. At fourteen years of age, Constance Barter was admitted as an in-patient to a specialist eating disorders unit where she remained for seven months. During that time, she kept a diary which sheds light on what it means to have anorexia, how it affects your life, and how it is not just a faddy diet or attention seeking disorder. Constance is an example to anyone suffering from this potentially life-threatening illness that with perseverance and support it can be beaten and sufferers can go on and lead a fulfilling, everyday life. This inspirational diary will help and inspire other sufferers to seek help and overcome their illness as well as providing an invaluable insight into the nature of the illness to families and friends.
Raw Uncut
Author: Lydia Davies
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781792968372
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
When Lydia was diagnosed with anorexia aged 19, it wasn't just half her body weight that she ended up losing. Her boyfriend, best friend, degree and identity were forced out of her life by the illness. Then she came close to losing life itself. With devastating honesty, Lydia exposes what it's like to live through anorexia nervosa, bulimia, alcoholism, addiction and depression. A terrifying journey through darkness, ending with the discovery of a life filled with more light than she ever knew existed. Lydia hopes her true story of trauma, struggle, recovery and healing will prove to others that there is still hope in their suffering. She now dedicates her life to spreading awareness and helping people through their own struggles through yoga. The proceeds from this book go directly towards these endeavours.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781792968372
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
When Lydia was diagnosed with anorexia aged 19, it wasn't just half her body weight that she ended up losing. Her boyfriend, best friend, degree and identity were forced out of her life by the illness. Then she came close to losing life itself. With devastating honesty, Lydia exposes what it's like to live through anorexia nervosa, bulimia, alcoholism, addiction and depression. A terrifying journey through darkness, ending with the discovery of a life filled with more light than she ever knew existed. Lydia hopes her true story of trauma, struggle, recovery and healing will prove to others that there is still hope in their suffering. She now dedicates her life to spreading awareness and helping people through their own struggles through yoga. The proceeds from this book go directly towards these endeavours.
Diaries of an Anorexic
Author: Athina Crilley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Diaries of an Anorexic is a powerful and intimate recovery story detailing the author's seven-year rollercoaster battle with Anorexia Nervosa, a devastating eating disorder. In this heart-wrenching memoir she shares private diary entries from her darkest times and shows how Anorexia took hold of her during her teenage years and kept her tightly in its clutches until early adulthood. While she does not shy away from the harsh reality of eating disorders, the daily routines and protocols of being hospitalised, and almost succumbing to being sectioned under the mental health act, she also hopes this book will aid the recovery of others. Everybody's struggle is unique and personal, but there are often similarities between individuals diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. Athina encourages any sufferers to work towards recovery, and to realise that recovery is possible through making small, consistent changes and building a strong support network. Read this emotional story about Athina's recovery from an eating disorder, an illness from which she never thought she would never be free. Remember that blue skies are coming... the dark clouds will soon disappear, leaving a clear, blue sky.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Diaries of an Anorexic is a powerful and intimate recovery story detailing the author's seven-year rollercoaster battle with Anorexia Nervosa, a devastating eating disorder. In this heart-wrenching memoir she shares private diary entries from her darkest times and shows how Anorexia took hold of her during her teenage years and kept her tightly in its clutches until early adulthood. While she does not shy away from the harsh reality of eating disorders, the daily routines and protocols of being hospitalised, and almost succumbing to being sectioned under the mental health act, she also hopes this book will aid the recovery of others. Everybody's struggle is unique and personal, but there are often similarities between individuals diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. Athina encourages any sufferers to work towards recovery, and to realise that recovery is possible through making small, consistent changes and building a strong support network. Read this emotional story about Athina's recovery from an eating disorder, an illness from which she never thought she would never be free. Remember that blue skies are coming... the dark clouds will soon disappear, leaving a clear, blue sky.