Being Ana: A Memoir of Anorexia Nervosa
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072Q1HBDT |
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| Number of Pages | : | 311 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fourteen-year-old Shani spends the next six years being “Ana” (as many anorexics call it), on the run from her feelings. Shani Raviv is a misfit teen whose peer-pressured diet spirals down into full-blown anorexia nervosa—something no one in her early-nineties, local South African community knows anything about. But one night, at age twenty, Shani faces the rude awakening that if she doesn’t slow down, break her denial, and seek help, she will starve to death. Being Ana is an exploration into the soul and psyche of a young woman wrestling with anorexia’s demons—one that not only exposes the real horrors of a day in the life of an anorexic girl but also reveals the courage it takes to stop fighting and find healing.. Three years later, her hardest journey of all begins: the journey to let go of being Ana and learn to love herself. She goes from aerobics addict to Israeli soldier to rave bunny to wannabe reborn, using sex, drugs, exercise and, above all, starvation, to numb out everything along the way
“A fascinating window into the frightening and relentless world of anorexia and, equally, young womanhood.”Katherine Boyle, Veritas Literary Agency“Ms. I know it will make them better therapists.”Dr. Her book Being Ana is honest, sensitive, witty, brutal, and so much more.”Graham Alexander, MA (Clin.Psych.)(UCT), Director of Crescent Clinic Eating Disorders Unit“Being Ana is not only an insightful, raw, and thought-provoking memoir detailing a subject most people know little about, it is also a work by an author who understands how to present a
a new look Jessi While this book was very well written and the story engaging, my favorite part was reading an anorexia memoir from someone not born and raised in the US. This culture has become so saturated with talk of diets and being thin, it's almost not surprising when s. why I thought it would focus more on her eating disorde. I like to read more about how they deal with it but it didnt. I have read better.. "A beautiful memoir" according to Serena C.. This whole book was a journey with this girl, as she gave in, and eventually battled her anorexia. She is honest and thorough, and will make you feel for her throughout the book. She doesn't sugar-coat or promote this eating disorder, she simply tells the sto
She disputes the belief that an anorexic mindset is a life sentence and considers herself fully recovered. She lives in the Bay Area of California with her son. . Shani Raviv is a published writer, writing coach, copywriter/content producer, and speaker who was born and raised in South Africa