Brave Girl Eating

Name: Brave Girl Eating
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SKU: 9780749955236
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The inspirational true story of one family's battle with anorexia

By Harriet Brown

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Brave Girl Eating by Harriet Brown shares a deeply personal and compelling journey of a family's struggle with anorexia nervosa. The story follows Brown's daughter, Kitty, from the early warning signs of her illness, through its dangerous progression, to her eventual recovery. Supported by an empathetic paediatrician and therapist, the family employs a family-based treatment pioneered at London's Maudsley Hospital. This approach challenges conventional medical wisdom by emphasising family involvement and confronting the disorder directly. The book offers essential insight into the realities of eating disorders and the strength needed to overcome them.
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This book is indispensable reading for families facing eating disorders, healthcare professionals seeking a family-based treatment perspective, and anyone wanting a compassionate, informative account of anorexia and recovery.

The story of an ordinary American family struggling to help their teenage daughter recover from anorexia using a family based therapy called the Maudsley Approach which was developed in the UK.

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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.

In Brave Girl Eating Harriet Brown describes how her family, with the support of an open-minded paediatrician and a therapist, helped her daughter recover from anorexia using a family-based treatment developed at the Maudsley Hospital in London. Chronicling her daughter Kitty's illness from the earliest warning signs, through its terrifying progression, and on toward recovery, Brown takes us on one family's journey into the world of anorexia nervosa, where starvation threatened her daughter's body and mind.

Brave Girl Eating is essential reading for families and professionals alike, a guiding light for anyone who's coping with this devastating disease.

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Critics praise Brave Girl Eating for its honest and intimate portrayal of anorexia's impact on a family. Audrey Niffenegger commends Harriet Brown's intelligent and elegant writing, highlighting the book's blend of solace and practical advice. PEOPLE magazine describes it as a harrowing chronicle of recovery. Dr Evelyn Attia lauds the integration of clinical research with a personal narrative, calling it an inspiring testament to family strength in treating eating disorders.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780749955236

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piatkus Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 123.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 256

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Biography & Memoir Harriet Brown Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Harriet Brown is an award-winning journalist, author, poet and editor who contributes regulalrly to the New York Times Science section. Her blog FEED ME! covers food, eating disorders, and obesity. A regularly sought-after speaker, Brown has been a featured panelist at the National Eating Disorders Association annual conference.