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Books June Alexander in podcast with Karin Lewis on eating disorder recovery and the diary

June Alexander in podcast with Karin Lewis on eating disorder recovery and the diary

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A podcast with eating disorder therapist Karin Lewis tells of how a love of writing and family helped me to forge a life of my own, beyond a 44-year battle with anorexia nervosa. As background to the podcast interview, Karin invited me to address the following questions: Recovery questions Do you believe recovery...

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The Diary Healer News What does an eating disorder look like to you?

What does an eating disorder look like to you?

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Do you think you can tell a person has an eating disorder just by their appearance? Do you think a person with an eating disorder looks a certain way? Do you think they are either very fat or very thin, depending on the type of eating disorder? Wrong, wrong, wrong....

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How diary writing helped me to survive and heal from an eating disorder

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“When I was 11 years old, I developed anorexia nervosa. The same year, I received a diary as a Christmas gift.”     A gift of a diary, in the same year I developed anorexia nervosa at age 11, became an instant friend. The first entry, on January 1, 1963,...

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Listen to June Alexander speak about writing on the Creating Space Project podcast

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To hear how diary writing has helped June to heal from an eating disorder, listen here as she speaks to Ruth Nelson on the Creating Space Project podcast series. In this podcast series, Ruth interviews women and asks them for a personal story. By exploring this way of using her skills as a psychologist...

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