Beryl* has had an eating disorder ever since she can remember. As a child she was a little chubby and her parents, who had both struggled with their own weight, worried that she would become obese. They therefore kept a strict watch on her food intake, and as a result Beryl… Read full post »

Brenda* was having troubles keeping it together. She had always been someone who cried easily – her brothers teased her because tears would stream down her face during tv commercials – but now, at the age of thirty-two, she was a veritable waterworks. She often had to excuse herself from… Read full post »

Lianne* came to see me for help with her compulsive binge-eating. "I can't stand myself," she said. "I've tried every diet I can think of. I lose weight...and then I gain it all back...and more." Lianne was smart and very funny. She had a successful job and many women friends. But she/… Read full post »