An autobiography of Glennon Doyle Melton discussing her life of secrets and addiction, and how she committed herself to living without secrets and recovery.
An autobiographical novel in which fifteen-year-old Jennifer Johnson convinces her parents to commit her to the Eating Disorders Unit of an upstate New York psychiatric hospital in 1988, where the treatment for her bulimia and anorexia is not what she expects.
one woman's final year after a lifelong struggle with anorexia and bulimia
Stewart, Michelle
Michelle Stewart always knew in her heart that her dual eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, would kill her. By the time she was 48, more than 30 years of self-imposed binging and purging had ravaged her organs. In May 2013 she was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure and given only a few months to live. Determined to share her story while she still had the chance, Michelle began writing a very personal and revealing blog. Michelle died at the age of 49 in 2014.
The author reflects on her fourteen-year battle with bulimia and anorexia, discussing how the eating disorders have affected her life from childhood through the present day.
Describes the causes, effects, early warning signs, complicating factors, and medical and psychological treatments of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders.
Presents descriptions of and statistics on eating disorders, and discusses their causes; their relationship to sexuality, pregnancy, and postpartum depression; their management; and their effects on family members; and includes Body Mass Index (BMI) charts and detailed diagnosis questions.
India feels out of place in the up-and-coming gospel singing group The Divas, and when she tries to deal with her lack of confidence by secretly binging and purging in order to lose weight, it takes a near disaster for her friends and family to realize how serious her problems really are.
