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advocacy When mother has an eating disorder

When mother has an eating disorder

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I reached for the phone. I was ready to accept the guidance of my minister and psychiatrist so I could become a person with normal behavioural habits. ‘I will go to the mental health hospital this Sunday,’ I vowed. ‘If I don’t go I will defer my recovery. I want...

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Life Writing Mothers, daughters and eating disorders – stories to divide or conquer

Mothers, daughters and eating disorders – stories to divide or conquer

By June Alexander Mothers, daughters, and eating disorders – the combination can be constructive or destructive. On Mother’s Day, 2019, I share thoughts on how facing an eating disorder together can be a beneficial release for both mother and daughter. I developed Anorexia Nervosa (AN) in 1962 at age 11...

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