When you suffer from eating disorders you carry your illness on your body. Every pound you carry is a failure, a battle lost and it can be shameful just to exist in a public space. Everything you eat becomes a punishment, a reward, an expression, pretty much anything other than nourishment for you body. Eating in the light of the moon is a book about eating that hardly mentions food. Dr. Anita Johnston is a clinical psychologist who specializes in women’s eating disorders. Rather than […]
Not everyone has to be the Chosen One. Not everyone has to be the guy who saves the world.
Growing up in a small town somewhere in America (schools, family-themed restaurant, lots of cars, a bunch of huge churches, a Wallmart, a couple of multiplexes, so many trees), Mikey and his sister Mel (don’t call her Melinda) are just trying to get through their final year of high school, hoping that something so momentous happens that the indie kids have to blow up the school gym again. Who are the indie kids, you ask? The indie kids are the ones that all the YA […]
An abusive boyfriend that lives inside your mind
A friend lent this book about eating disorders to me so I could better understand certain aspects of her struggle with food and body image. While 100 Questions & Answers About Eating Disorders was a great generalized introduction, Life Without Ed got into the nitty-gritty of trying to escape the grasp of this mental illness. Although this is one woman’s story and it’s not going to represent every ED sufferer’s experience, I’ve been told that most would identify with at least some of Schaefer’s experience. […]
A Must-Read for Anyone With Connections to Eating Disorders
I have close friends who have struggled with eating disorders and even though there is a lot of good information available on the internet, I was feeling like I needed something comprehensive and basic to educate me. It’s really hard to be ignorant and supportive at the same time. This book is the perfect beginner’s guide to the complex world of eating disorder recovery. The book is divided into small, readable sections answering basic questions about eating disorders. Here’s a sampling of some of those […]