Eating Disorders category: 671 books
by Brenda J Wood
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
brenda shares her struggles with bulimia, and lets us into her life in a way that not many people could do. sShe tells her story with strength and humour. meeting myself is the story of brenda's journey through bulimia, doubt and unbelief into healing and wholeness in Christ.One minute...
by Kate M. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Here, collected for the first time, 19 writers describe their eating disorders from the distance of recovery, exposing as never before the anorexic's self-enclosed world. Taking up issues including depression, genetics, sexuality, sports, religion, fashion and family, these essays examine the role...
Managing Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa
A Clinician's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Based on the only evidence-based randomized controlled trial yet undertaken in patients with severe and enduing anorexia nervosa, Managing Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa uses the results of that trial to present a new paradigm for treatment. Moreover, this informative new text assembles the...
by Geneen Roth
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2003
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Women Food and God
There is an end to the anguish of emotional eating—and this book explains how to achieve it. Geneen Roth, whose Feeding the Hungry Heart and When Food Is Love have brought understanding and acceptance to tens of thousands of readers...
Tomorrow I'll Be Slim (Psychology Revivals)
The Psychology of Dieting
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
Why do so many people try dieting, only to fail? What distinguishes those who succeed from those who do not? Are fat people really any different from thin people? What makes us eat, and how do we stop eating? And how can dieting trigger problems with eating normally?
Originally published in...
Making Weight
Men's Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape and Appearance
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The negative body-image epidemic that affects millions of women is also a hidden problem for millions of men. In spite of a decade-long emphasis on health and fitness - or perhaps because of it - more men are suffering from a variety of eating disorders and self-abusive behaviors. Using vignettes from...
Decoding Anorexia
How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean...
The Yoga of Food
Wellness from the Inside Out
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2014
For the millions of people who struggle with food and body issues, yoga and its practice of mindfulness can offer a surprisingly effective path to well-being. For Melissa Grabau, a psychotherapist who has battled her own eating disorders since she was a child, yoga contains the key ingredients to...
Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate
How to Let Go of Your Struggle with Body Image Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Let’s be honest: most people are unhappy with at least some aspect of their physical appearance. Just think of all the money we spend each year trying to improve our looks! But if worrying about your appearance is getting in the way of living, maybe it’s time to start thinking about body image...
Eating Disorder Recovery Handbook
A Practical Guide to Long-Term Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
This empathetic handbook has been created for people affected by any form of disordered eating. Thoughtfully compiled by experienced authors, it will be a comprehensive guide through every stage of your recovery, from recognising and understanding your disorder and learning fully about treatment,...
by Abby Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
“I want you to think I am the smartest, the thinnest, the most beautiful..." With these words, Abby Kelly encapsulates the overwhelming struggle of her 15-year bout with anorexia—beginning in her teenage years, when the predatory lies of the disease took root in her psyche as she felt pressured...
The Honest Body Project
Real Stories and Untouched Portraits of Women & Motherhood
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Only 4 percent of women around the world consider themselves to be beautiful, according to research done by Dove, and twenty million women suffer from significant eating disorders at some point in their life—The Honest Body Project was created to combat this tragic problem of poor body image in...
by Ilona Burton
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Anorexia is a serious mental illness which is too often stereotyped, glamorised, misunderstood, simplified and belittled.
There can be no simple, straightforward explanation for an illness as extremely complex as anorexia nervosa. Eating disorders affect around 1.6 million people in the...
Treating Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating
An Integrated Metacognitive and Cognitive Therapy Manual
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Treating Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating explains how cognitive therapy can be used to treat those suffering from bulimia nervosa. The manual provides a step-by-step treatment guide, incorporating a number of case examples offering detailed explanations of the treatment process, questionnaires, worksheets...