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What are some good books you have read on recovery from eating disorders.

They can be workbooks, memoirs, body image, etc..

So far the books that have helped me the most are:

Overcoming Bulimia: Your Comprehensive, Step-By-Step Guide to Recovery (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

Beating Ana: How to Outsmart Your Eating Disorder and Take Your Life Back

Please add yours to the list and keep adding as you read more. I think books are one of the most powerful tools in my recovery. =)

Hi there!

i wrote a book about my recovery from anorexia and bulimia. i'm in the process of getting it published. Will let you all know when it's out there. It's called Inside of Me: A Memoir of Recovery from Anorexia and Bulimia

Love and Hugs,
Tara

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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher
It's an amazing book, but it could be very triggering, so if you read it be careful. I'm re-reading it right now, because that's how much I love it.

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Originally Posted by holls

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher
It's an amazing book, but it could be very triggering, so if you read it be careful. I'm re-reading it right now, because that's how much I love it.

I agree it is very good but VERY triggering! So much that my T didn't even want me to read it when I asked about it when I noticed it on her bookshelf in her office. She still doesn't know that I read it. However I can understand why she didn't want me to read it. Great story!!

[BalancingAct]

I just finished reading Life Without Ed

I really liked it. Helped me to begin separating my true mind from my disordered mind.

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Jenni Schaefer is an internationally known author and speaker whose work has helped change the face of recovery from eating disorders.

Her breakthrough best-seller, "Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too" (McGraw-Hill), popularized an approach that enables men and women to personify their illness (Jenni called hers "Ed," short for "Eating Disorder") and "divorce" themselves from it. Her latest book, "Good-Bye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life" (to be released in September 2009 by McGraw-Hill), takes the journey a step farther, from recovery to liberation.

Jenni is a regular guest on national radio and television shows including "Dr. Phil" and "Entertainment Tonight," a contributor to mainstream magazines and collections like the "Chicken Soup" series, and a popular speaker at schools, conferences, and other venues. She is also a consultant with Center For Change in Orem, Utah, and a member of the Ambassador Council of the National Eating Disorders Association. Her work has been recognized in publications including "Cosmopolitan," the "Chicago Tribune," "The New York Times" and "Woman's World."

A singer/songwriter living in Austin, Texas, Jenni uses both music and humor in her outreach efforts to help those touched by eating disorders. She is, she says, "single in the city," enjoying a life she considers a gift to be treasured.

For more information, visit jennischaefer.com.

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