Download or read book My Recovery Inspiring Stories Recovery Tips and Messages of Hope from Eating Disorder Survivors written by Julie Parker and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Is it really possible to recover from an eating disorder? I need to talk to someone who has beaten this and is happy. I want to know what someone else did to recover." If your life has been touched by an eating disorder and you have ever asked these questions, then My Recovery is for you. Clinical counsellor Julie Parker shares the inspirational and courageous stories of eighteen women and men who have survived anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder or an eating disorder not otherwise specified. Each survivor shares not only their eating disorder journey, but the tips, strategies and tools that helped them regain their life and true sense of self. Each holds the unwavering hope and belief that recovery was not only possible for them, but is for others too. Stories of the importance of professional help, self-care, doing loved activities, creativity, and separation of the eating disorder from the self are all shared. If you are considering buying this book and wondering if you will ever recover from an eating disorder, My Recovery will leave you with the resounding belief that you can, direct from the hearts, minds and experiences of those who once wondered the same thing. An inspirational and hopeful book, My Recovery is also relevant for carers, loved ones and eating disorder professionals. Proceeds of this book are being donated to The Butterfly Foundation to support those whose lives have been touched by eating disorders.
Download or read book Appetite for Life written by Margie Ryerson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Appetite for Life is a breakthrough in the field of eating disorders and for those who suffer from them. Through real-life stories of inspiration and recovery, Margie Ryerson's fresh, effective approach proves that it is possible to triumph over eating disorders and live a healthy, happy life. Not only will I use Margie's powerful examples in my own practice, I will also recommend her book to all my clients, their families, and all the eating disorder professionals I know." -Debra Waterhouse MPH, RD, best-selling author of Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell and Outsmarting the Mother/Daughter Food Trap Appetite for Life shares the true stories of healing and hope from seven survivors of eating disorders and chronicles their journeys toward health and inner peace. Author Margie Ryerson, a marriage and family therapist, brings over twenty years of professional experience in helping individuals and their families recover from the devastation of anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating. Helpful topics include: What to do if you or someone you love has an eating disorder How to overcome guilt and shame How to find the best treatment and support Appetite for Life offers compassion, support, and practical advice not only to those who suffer from eating disorders, but also to their loved ones.
Download or read book Overcoming Eating Disorders and Body Image A Survivor s Story The Story of Emma Kia Lawson written by Cherry Jane Johnston and published by Gaius Quill Publishing . This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of Emma Kia Lawson Overcoming Eating Disorders and Body Image - A Survivor's Story "Overcoming Eating Disorders and Body Image - A Survivor's Story" is an emotionally gripping, deeply personal account of one woman's battle against an eating disorder that nearly claimed her life. This compelling memoir not only presents a stark look at the devastating effects of eating disorders but also offers a poignant message of hope, resilience, and the remarkable strength of the human spirit. Emma Lawson, a resilient survivor, takes readers on an intimate journey through her tumultuous struggle with her body and food. Raised in a seemingly perfect family, Emma was a young woman who, from the outside, seemed to have it all. However, beneath this façade, she was grappling with demons that would lead her down a path of self-destruction. From the first signs of her eating disorder, Emma gives readers an authentic portrayal of the mental and physical battles she faced. She delves into the societal pressures, self-inflicted expectations, and emotional turmoil that fueled her disorder. The narrative vividly depicts the harsh reality of living with an eating disorder, the isolation it creates, and the toll it takes on one's health and life. But this is not just a story of struggle—it is also a tale of redemption and resilience. Emma bravely shares her journey towards recovery, from her lowest points to her decision to seek help, and the grueling process of healing that followed. She discusses her triumphs and setbacks, demonstrating that recovery is not a linear path, but one marked by persistence and courage. The heart of Emma's story lies in her transformation. Through her experience, she learns the power of self-love, the importance of mental health, and the value of support. She learns to appreciate her body, not as an object of scrutiny, but as a vessel that holds her strength and spirit. And she finds a new purpose: to use her past to ignite change, challenge stigma, and help others facing similar struggles. "Overcoming Eating Disorders and Body Image - A Survivor's Story" is an eye-opening exploration of the realities of eating disorders and body image issues. It is a raw, honest account of one woman's determination to reclaim her life. Emma's journey is a testament to the power of resilience and the possibility of recovery. Her story is a beacon of hope, inspiring readers to believe in their strength, to confront their fears, and to seek help when they need it. This book is not only for those who are battling eating disorders orbody image problems and body dysmorphic disorder—it is for their loved ones, their support system, and anyone who seeks to understand the realities of these struggles. It is a compelling narrative that resonates with courage, strength, and the indomitable power of the human spirit. It reminds us that even in the face of overwhelming odds, recovery is possible, and a brighter, healthier future awaits. The book's final chapters serve as a powerful testament to the transformative power of resilience. Emma shares how she turned her struggles into strength, finding a renewed sense of purpose. She depicts her life post-recovery, not as a return to 'normal', but as the beginning of a new chapter—one marked by self-love, acceptance, and advocacy. In "Overcoming Eating Disorders and Body Image - A Survivor's Story," Emma Lawson has woven a compelling narrative filled with pain, struggle, resilience, and ultimately, triumph. It serves as a guiding light for those in the throes of similar battles, providing them with a roadmap to recovery, and the assurance that they are not alone. It resonates with a powerful message— that amidst the darkest storms, there is always hope, and there is always a way towards the light.
Download or read book Hope for Recovery written by Catherine Brown and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful compilation of essays by women and men who have recovered from eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. The book's diverse essays emphasize each writer's journey to recovery, providing hope for individuals suffering with an eating disorder and their loved ones.
Download or read book Road to the Rainbow written by Meredith Seafield Grant and published by CCB Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing from a personal experience with honesty, warmth and compassion, Meredith Seafield Grant explores eating disorders, the development, the depths of despair but most importantly the hope and reality of recovery. With over twenty years of personal journal entries as a resource, Meredith has compiled the wisdom and insight she gained on the road to her personal life's rainbow. Appreciating that each individual suffering from an eating disorder requires a personal prescription for recovery, Meredith has written this book in hopes that something on her road to recovery may help other sufferers. And above all. there is hope.
Download or read book A Melody of Hope written by Cathy Robinson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anguish, guilt, anger, fear, and hopelessness are words often used by mothers who suffer alongside a daughter with an eating disorder. Mothers care for the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of their children, but who cares for them? Cathy Robinson watched her daughter starve herself until she was near death. The resulting helplessness was almost too much for a mother to bear. Making matters worse was the feeling that she was utterly alone in her guilt and pain. She needed others to identify with and help her through this difficult time. A Melody of Hope: Surviving Your Daughter’s Eating Disorder features inspirational true stories written by mothers of daughters who have recovered from eating disorders; they seek to provide encouragement, hope, and support to mothers beginning their journey. Told with breathtaking honesty and insight, these stories represent some of the many experiences shared by these mothers. For a mother coming to terms with her daughter’s illness, these stories represent a welcome community of understanding. “There are very few books that feature families, and fewer still recounting success stories. Far too many are stories written about the tragedy a family experiences when a family member dies as a result of the disorder, not about the much larger community that experiences success. Hope is what people need during those periods when it seems the disorder will never be overcome, and hope is what this book offers.” —Bryan Gusdal, MA, Program founder/director, Westwind Eating Disorder Recovery Centre, Brandon, Manitoba
Download or read book Maintaining Recovery from Eating Disorders written by Naomi Feigenbaum and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After achieving a level of recovery from an eating disorder, it is vital to ensure the right practical and emotional supports are in place to maintain that recovery indefinitely. In this important book, Naomi Feigenbaum confronts the often neglected subject of how to take the essential steps towards a healthy and happy life after recovering from an eating disorder. This inspirational companion offers a wide range of healthy coping skills that are supported by expert advice from treatment professionals. Issues explored range from the practical aspects of recovery such as how to confront triggers and work with a treatment team, to the emotional hurdles that include accepting one’s body, coping with trauma and sustaining meaningful relationships. A number of real people in recovery are introduced, proving that every experience is unique and the key to maintaining a healthy life is finding a path that works for the individual. This guide will help to signpost that path and inspire those in recovery with the confidence to take responsibility for their choices and ultimately their lives. Written with the aim of helping those in recovery discover their own unique insights and passions and awaken a desire to enjoy life to the fullest, this positive and life-affirming book will be an invaluable aid for anyone in recovery from an eating disorder, their family, friends, and the healthcare professionals who work with them.
Download or read book Anorexia Nervosa written by Janet Treasure and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly respected and widely known Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Sufferers and Friends was written in 1997. This long-awaited new edition builds on the work of the first book, providing essential new and updated research outcomes on anorexia nervosa. It offers a unique insight and guidance into the recovery process for those who suffer from an eating disorder as well as advice and information for their loved ones. Written collaboratively by both an expert in the field and someone with personal experience of eating disorders, this book offers exceptional understanding of the issues surrounding the illness. Divided into four sections, it includes: an outline of anorexia nervosa coping strategies for sufferers advice and information for families, carers and friends guidelines for professionals who are involved in the sufferer’s life. Families, friends, carers and professionals such as teachers and GPs are encouraged to read all sections in order to fully understand the illness. With an emphasis on collaboration and a layout that enables content to be referenced and read in any order, this book is an essential resource for anyone affected, directly or indirectly, by anorexia nervosa.
Download or read book Telling Ed No written by Cheryl Kerrigan and published by Gurze Books. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recovery from an eating disorder requires support of all kinds, and this book is filled with ideas, exercises, and insights. Based on Kerrigan’s own inspiring story, Telling Ed No! is a toolbox of over 100 practical recovery tools, from family interventions, yoga, and massage, to music, role playing and even holding ice! Each tool brings the recovery process to life with prompts for reflection and discussion. Readers looking for guidance will learn: why having a “treatment team” is essential and how to assemble one, how to end self-destructive behaviors such as cutting and over-exercising, and how to transform Ed’s controlling rules into powerful, new recovery rules. Part-self-help book, part memoir, this unique workbook combines the power of real-life experiences and candid straight talk with suggestions and exercises that offer both hope and creative guidance.
Download or read book One Life written by Naomi Feigenbaum and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people with an eating disorder also suffer from low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. Eating disorders such an Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia are maladaptive coping mechanisms, and recovery requires the learning of new, healthy coping skills. One Life is a positive and inspirational first person account of one girl’s path to recovery. The book boldly details her eleven-week stay in a residential eating disorder clinic – showing her progress from near-death on admission to a full recovery on departure. Each of the 11 chapters of the book deals with a week of her stay there, and opens with a positive coping strategy, and advice as to how and when to use it. Encouraging readers that a setback is nothing more than a challenge to be overcome, this inspirational book will help people at all stages of recovery from an eating disorder, as well as their families, and the psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers and other health professionals who work with them.
Download or read book The Jots of Becoming written by Lucie Waldman and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jots of Becoming captures the story of my recovery from my Eating Disorder using journal entries and narratives I wrote that contain insights and messages of hope. As someone who grew up involved in the Jewish community, the Jots of Becoming features narratives on recovering while Jewish and how it impacts different holidays, including Yom Kippur and Passover.It follows a pathway and journey to my full recovery. It is a reminder that no matter what, full recovery from an Eating Disorder is possible. As a Project HEAL ambassador, I donate 20% of the proceeds to Project HEAL so more people struggling with Eating Disorders can receive treatment.This book has been bought by several Eating Disorder clinicians and approved as a resource for recovery.
Download or read book Living Full written by Danielle Sherman-Lazar and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survivor takes those struggling with anorexia and/or bulimia on “a passionate, heartbreaking to humorous road from rock bottom to recovery” (Robert Tuchman, author of Young Guns). Imagine waking in a hospital bed to find your frail, pale arm punctured by an IV transferring fluids and nutrients into your weak, stiff body. What happened? You’re an adult, age twenty-six, and you just had a seizure precipitated by your chronic, secretive, decades-long struggle with unacknowledged eating disorders. You have no friends and no normal young-adult experiences. Living Full is written by Danielle Sherman-Lazar, a woman who passed through the eating disorder crucible to recovery, sharing the most intimate and shameful details of her mental illness. Living Full is Danielle’s story. Eating disorders in young adults are hardly talked about, but are pervasive. Eating disorders are kept hidden out of shame. A groundbreaking 2012 study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders found that about thirteen percent of women over age fifty exhibit eating disorder symptoms. Living Full chronicles the author’s step-by-step descent into the full-blown eating disorder nightmare and her path to recovery. Recovery comes from the Maudsley Approach, a regimen of supervised controlled eating or refeeding by out-patient helpers that eventually can result in recovery. Benefits of reading Living Full: See how to confront your eating disorder demon Learn from someone who won her eating disorder battle Discover a new and beautiful life
Download or read book Ascending the Fourteener of Recovery written by KC Tillman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother and daughter, KC and Bryn detail their two-year battle with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Ascending the Fourteener of Recovery was written to offer hope and inspiration to others embarking on their own arduous, ever-changing path to healing. As the mother-daughter duo lead others through their descent into the hellacious trenches of a mental disorder with the highest mortality rates, KC reveals how she stopped at nothing to find help and save her daughter’s life. Bryn discloses how the power of her mind first guided her into the darkness of an unhealthy relationship with food, and then led her out into the light of recovery thanks, in part, to FBT (Family Based Treatment). When KC Tillman gave birth in 2000, she never imagined that her precious bundle of joy would become embroiled in a fight for her life just sixteen years later. She shares the difficulties of parenting a teen with a stigmatized mental illness. Bryn Tillman grew up setting impossibly high expectations for herself that produced feelings of inadequacy, imperfection, and failure. She mistakenly believed that everyone else also hated their reflection in the mirror and constantly strived to be a better physical being like she did. Little did Bryn know how wrong she was. Ascending the Fourteener of Recovery is the moving story of a teenager’s battle with anorexia and her mother’s tenacity in beating it while holding on tightly to hope.
Download or read book Hang in There Wherever There Is written by Nicole Roberge and published by Chipmunka Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description This compelling and poignant memoir tells about the journey through the disease of Anorexia, the recovery process, and all that comes with it-the hurt, hope and humor. After almost dying from the disease, and being neglected by the doctors, the author sought recovery and spent seven weeks at an inpatient facility. In her powerful story, she digs into the depths of Anorexia and describes how her simple diet and exercise program turned into a horrific eating disorder-one that controlled her life and forced her to go to the gym every day for four hours and reduce her diet to only fruit. After almost suffering from a heart attack and amazed that she was still alive, she knew she had to save herself and get treatment. Today, she is a survivor. By telling her story of the disease and recovery process, she not only educates the reader about eating disorders, but also shares with them a secret world unknown to many, and most importantly, that there is hope and recovery is possible.
Download or read book The Long Road Back written by Judy Tam Sargent and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eating Disorder Recovery written by Behnay Books and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world inundated with elusive beauty standards and relentless pressures, "Eating Disorder Recovery: A Beacon of Hope and Healing" stands as a resounding testament to the indomitable spirit of those battling eating disorders. Whether you're directly affected, supporting a loved one, or seeking to understand the complexities of these disorders, this book serves as an invaluable guide, offering insights drawn from real-life experiences and expert advice. What you'll find in this book: Definitive Insights: Deep dive into the varied types of eating disorders, their root causes, and their profound personal and societal impacts. Empowering Stories: Candid testimonies from survivors, highlighting journeys from despair to triumph. Practical Strategies: Comprehensive tools and techniques to rebuild a harmonious relationship with food and self. Holistic Healing: Embrace emotional resilience, mindfulness, and body positivity as pivotal facets of recovery. Resourceful Guidance: A thorough directory of organizations, helplines, and literature for continued support. Fuelled by compassion, understanding, and an unwavering belief in the potential for change, "Eating Disorder Recovery: A Beacon of Hope and Healing" is not just a book-it's a lifeline. Embark on this transformative journey and discover the beacon that leads the way to enduring health, happiness, and self-love. Unlock a life where food is savored, bodies are celebrated, and every day shines brighter than the last.
Download or read book Bite Back written by Genevieve Mora and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘If you’d asked me at 10 what my plans were for the next few years, fighting an eating disorder would not have made the list.’ Gen’s early teenage years were the hardest of her life. Struggling with anorexia and poor mental health, she spent time in and out of hospitals and clinics, which also had a huge impact on her family. But with treatment and support, Gen was able to turn her life around, changing her behaviours and attitude toward food and her body. As well as sharing the insights from Gen's own lived experience and challenging stereotypes around eating disorders, Bite Back includes: · Practical tips and activities from Gen and her team that helped with recovery · Answers to frequently asked questions about the cause and treatment of eating disorders · Advice on how you can support a loved one going through it. ‘I hope my story helps you feel seen, that it inspires you and is a reminder that there is a beautiful life waiting for you. Keep fighting.’
