Taking readers inside the minds, bodies and feelings of anorexic or bulimic patients, this book tells the stories of those who have successfully fought back from this disease. Anyone who has suffered from anorexia/bulimia or who has had a loved one struggle with it, will benefit from the insights in this book.

Reviews

Biting the Hand that Starves You breaks new ground by presenting in their own words, the hard-won knowledge of people who have taken their lives back from anorexia and bulimia. The authors invite us those struggling with anorexia and bulimia as well as the therapists working with them into a different way of thinking in which therapists and clients can join together against anorexia and bulimia. The therapy transcripts are inspiring and compelling. The chapter on how parents can become allies in the fight against anorexia and bulimia is one that I intend to rely on in my work not only to instill hope, but to offer pragmatic, effective possibilities. Thank you Rick Maisel, David Epston, and Ali Borden for this amazing labor of love. --Jill Freedman, MSW, co-director of the Evanston Family Therapy Center of Evanston, Illinois, and coauthor of" Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities"