Beyond Weight Restoration: What the Journey Through Eating Disorder Recovery Really Involves

Eating Disorder Recovery Is More Than a Number When someone is dangerously underweight because of anorexia, restoring physical health is an urgent priority. But what happens after weight begins to return? That question is central to understanding eating disorder recovery. Saving Grace: A Memoir of My Daughter’s Battle with Anorexia follows Grace through severe restriction, […]
Understanding Anorexia Through Two Perspectives: What a Mother and Daughter Experience Differently

Understanding Anorexia Requires More Than One Perspective One of the greatest challenges surrounding eating disorders is that two people can experience the same event in completely different ways. A parent may believe she is protecting her child. The child may believe she is being controlled. A parent may see dangerous weight loss. The child may […]
When Anorexia Enters the Family: A Mother’s Journey Through Fear, Treatment, and Hope

When Anorexia Enters the Family Anorexia rarely affects only one person. When a young person develops an eating disorder, parents, siblings, relatives, and friends can find themselves pulled into a frightening situation they do not fully understand. In Saving Grace: A Memoir of My Daughter’s Battle with Anorexia, Aimee Eberle shares the experience of watching […]