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Brave Girl Eating

A Family's Struggle with Anorexia

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Brave Girl Eating

By: Harriet Brown
Narrated by: Harriet Brown
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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 pediatrician 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 listening for families and professionals alike, a guiding light for anyone who's coping with this devastating disease.

©2010 Harriet Brown (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Eating Disorders Mental Health Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Women

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I really struggled to get through this book to be honest - not because the story wasn’t engaging for the most part, but more because of the narration! I would like to read the book to see if I would be more captivated than I was with the audio! I found the narrators tone to be pretty monotone a lot of the time and didn’t feel like she injected the right level of emotion at the right times! Certain really hard messages sounded like they were said light-heartedly. I also feel that she held back on what SHE was feeling which at times made me think ‘this woman must be super-human to be so patient’...but I don’t think that’s true because at times small pieces of her true feelings did come through! Personally I would have loved less stats and research facts, and more real, raw emotion!

Having also experienced anorexia first hand; I did find myself balking at some of the methods she described - a lot of it didn’t sit well with me BUT it was really, really interesting to read about a fresh new way outside of the traditional treatment! So whilst some of it I didn’t necessarily like - I’m really glad that she’s put it out there and given people another option because different approaches work for different people.

Overall, I think I pretty good story with some nuggets of wisdom. A book a probably would neither recommend nor dissuade someone from as it all depends on what people are looking for. Some may find it a fantastic read!

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Overall I am glad I read this book and particularly enjoyed the sections of the book where the author shared researched data and projects as well as historical information. The downside to this book is that through no fault of her own the author’s voice sounds young almost like the teenage daughter herself, so it was hard to imagine it was the mother you were listening too. Also I felt whilst she tried to uncover the effect that anorexia had on the family by labelling it the ‘demon’ I felt she detached herself and her daughter from the emotional reality and impact that the disorder had on the family. However, it’s worth a read if only for the interesting research she shares.

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makes me feel hope for our daughter. good listening to someone else battle through and make a full recovery

inspirational

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