Wasted book anorexia6/7/2023 A vivid, honest, and emotionally wrenching memoir, Wasted is the story of one woman's travels to reality's darker side-and her decision to find her way back on her own terms. Why would a talented young woman enter into a torrid affair with hunger, drugs, sex, and death? Through five lengthy hospital stays, endless therapy, and the loss of family, friends, jobs, and all sense of what it means to be "normal," Marya Hornbacher lovingly embraced her anorexia and bulimia - until a particularly horrifying bout with the disease in college put the romance of wasting away to rest forever. You can read Jenni's three-part spotlight on Marya here. While she doesn’t sugarcoat the hard work of recovery, she does assure that healing is attainable and within reach." Marya’s words are authentic and to the point. "There is nothing triggering about her afterword except that it might lead you to make a drastic change in your life, for the better. Author Jenni Schaefer ( Life Without Ed) interviewed Marya about the new afterword and making a full recovery from eating disorders. In 2014, Marya wrote a new afterword to her classic work in which she argues that recovery from eating disorders is not only possible, it is necessary. “A memoir that resonates with unflinching candor and ironic wit, Wasted is a book that can save lives.
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