Life Without Ed How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too

by Schaefer, Jenni

• ISBN13: 9780071422987
• ISBN10: 0071422986
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-12
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

A unique new approach to treating eating disorders Eight million women in the United States suffer from anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia. For these women, the road to recovery is a rocky one. Many succumb to their eating disorders.Life Without Edoffers hope to all those who suffer from these often deadly disorders. For years, author Jennifer Schaefer lived with both anorexia and bulimia. She credits her successful recovery to the technique she learned from her psychologist, Thom Rutledge. This groundbreaking book illustrates Rutledge's technique. As in the author's case, readers are encouraged to think of an eating disorder as if it were a distinct being with a personality of its own. Further, they are encouraged to treat the disorder as a relationship rather than as a condition. Schaefer named her eating disorder Ed; her recovery involved "breaking up" with Ed Shares the points of view of both patient and therapist in this approach to treatment Helps people see the disease as a relationship from which they can distance themselves Techniques to defeat negative thoughts that plague eating disorder patients Prescriptive, supportive, and inspirational,Life Without Edshows readers how they too can overcome their eating disorders.

Author Biography

Jenni Schaefer appears regularly on television and national radio to raise awareness about eating disorders and recovery. She has appeared in the Tennessean and in Family Doctor magazine, writing about her experiences and triumphs over anorexia and bulimia. A talented country music singer and songwriter living in Nashville, Jenni also dedicates her time to speaking around the country on overcoming eating disorders. For more information visit her website: [e-mail]

Thom Rutledge has been a psychotherapist for twenty years. He is the author of several books, including Embracing Fear and Finding the Courage to Live Your Life. For more information, visit his website: thomrutledge.com.