Spanish Peaks Library District

Struggling with emotional problems and an eating disorder, Jayne, a Korean American college student living in New York City, is estranged from her accomplished older sister June, until June gets cancer.

Gives you the insight and knowledge necessary to overcome these illnesses. Therapist and expert in the field Carolyn Costin, herself recovered from anorexia, dispels common myths and explains the latest treatments, from medication and behavioral therapy to alternative remedies.

A group of teenage girls face the challenges of eating disorders and struggle to accept their bodies and themselves.

In a society where eating disorders are rampant, it often takes special awareness and vigilance to raise children who will come to the dinner table free of the modern food-related phobias: fear of being fat, fear of excess calories, and obsession with physical appearance. Emphasizing a nutritional approach to treatment, including early intervention and the importance of establishing healthy attitudes toward food at a young age, The Parent's Guide...

Explains food addiction and outlines a program for overcoming it, providing assignments for readers to complete at each step.

"Millions of families are affected by eating disorders, which usually strike young women between the ages of fourteen and twenty. But current medical practice ties these families' hands when it comes to helping their children recover. Conventional medical wisdom dictates separating the patient from the family and insists that "it's not about the food," even as a family watches a child waste away before their eyes. Harriet Brown shows how counterproductive--and...

Sam Kinny has always stuck to a diet of only white foods, but when his friend Kevin's strange Aunt Sylvie puts a weird spice on his macaroni and cheese he finds himself gobbling up everything from paste to dog food and has to do something before his body explodes.

"The pandemic and the ways in which it has changed people's lives continue to take a toll on mental health. The circumstances surrounding the pandemic laid a perfect foundation for eating disorders to develop, especially among those who were already engaged in some form of disordered eating or already had a diagnosis of an eating disorder"--

Carrie Arnold chronicles her battle with anorexia, describing how she overcame the disease after nearly losing her life and how she has tried to help others suffering from eating disorders overcome their own eating and body image issues.