Kathy Michaels
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Introduction | self help guide to help those suffering from eating disorders. Rise like a Phoenix is the story of my own recovery from an eating disorder. It contains the 15 'truths' that I learned in therapy that helped me to recover. my book is endorsed by health professionals Tracy Dyson ICTH and Lesley Barker BaThH. In the United States alone, there are over 30 million sufferers of eating disorders. My personal account of how I came to develop an eating disorder and the steps I took to overcome could be invaluable for those who are suffering. THE AUTHOR I was first hospitalised and diagnosed with anorexia when I was ten years old. I suffered intermittently from anorexia, bulimia and binge disorder for the following two decades. Aged 29, I was fortunate enough to meet a cognitive behavioural psychologist who helped me to find the tools within myself to recover. The 15 truths that I learned from cognitive behavioural therapy helped me to not only recover from an eating disorder, but also to understand that I'm not simply a physical being. |