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Beyond My Body: Recovering from a Complex Eating Disorder, Reclaiming Movement, and Finding My Worth

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Beyond My Body: Recovering from a Complex Eating Disorder, Reclaiming Movement, and Finding My Worth - Pesta, Ally Rae, and Bush, Laura L (Editor)
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"Ally Rae Pesta's vignette-style memoir shows the inner workings of a young woman's mind as she becomes obsessed with "healthy" eating, exercise, and being exceptional. Throughout adolescence, Ally vacillates between feeling too much and never enough in a culture that always demands more. After experiencing sexual assault in her teens, Ally feels her body is not her own. As people validate Ally for her athletic drive and shrinking figure, she plummets deeper into an eating disorder, convinced she's the "epitome of health." ...

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Beyond My Body: Recovering from a Complex Eating Disorder, Reclaiming Movement, and Finding My Worth 2023, Peacock Proud Press

ISBN-13: 9781957232157

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Beyond My Body: Recovering from a Complex Eating Disorder, Reclaiming Movement, and Finding My Worth 2023, Peacock Proud Press

ISBN-13: 9781957232133

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