Suffering in Silence: Middle-Aged Women and Eating Disorders
Shedding light on a condition that's more common than you think
Shedding light on a condition that's more common than you think
Now I'm learning to nourish my body instead of depriving it
My childhood abuse caused disordered eating and weight gain, but I learned how to heal
I realized I had to deal with the painful secrets and trauma underlying my addiction in order to find a pathway to recovery.
For 30 years I suffered from compulsive overeating, never realizing that food was my coping mechanism.
You may think only young women struggle with eating disorders, but the fluctuating hormones and stresses of midlife also put women at risk for eating disorders.