Bones is the roller coaster story of Robyn Shumer's lifelong battle with-and triumph over-a crippling eating disorder. It's an honest, first-person account that takes the reader inside the emotional, mental, physical, and social world of an anorexic from childhood to adulthood, through four decades of a changing society whose message to girls and women remained stubbornly the same: "thinner is the winner." With humor, Shumer paints a memoir of self-hatred, self-love, loss, anger, determination, and acceptance that is ...
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Bones is the roller coaster story of Robyn Shumer's lifelong battle with-and triumph over-a crippling eating disorder. It's an honest, first-person account that takes the reader inside the emotional, mental, physical, and social world of an anorexic from childhood to adulthood, through four decades of a changing society whose message to girls and women remained stubbornly the same: "thinner is the winner." With humor, Shumer paints a memoir of self-hatred, self-love, loss, anger, determination, and acceptance that is relatable to anyone who has suffered the ramifications of our food-and-body-obsessed culture. Sprinkled with wisdom from experts, this personal diary will both engage and inform the reader. Shumer's goal is to help those who suffer from anorexia, and their loved ones, too. She hopes to show the world that mental illness doesn't define us, or prevent us from living successful, fulfilling lives. Bones is a living example of fearlessly sharing the stories that shape us.
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A Distinctive Depiction of Triump Against Attitude
Robyn Shumerââ?¬â?¢s compelling memoir ââ?¬Å"Bones: Anorexia, Anxiety, and My Path to Self-Loveââ?¬Â? explores the subtleties of family dynamics while revealing the authorââ?¬â?¢s deepest emotional and physical struggles, which arose from a skewed perception of adding weight which she saw as the ultimate ââ?¬Å"kiss of death.ââ?¬Â?
Shumerââ?¬â?¢s concern about gaining weight at the age of eight was heightened by her fatherââ?¬â?¢s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and the pictures of Brooke Shields and Heather Locklear on her brotherââ?¬â?¢s bedroom wall. Her legs were becoming thicker, and she was getting the impression that she did not belong since she thought only women with stick-thin thighs counted. One day, her teacher labeled her legs ââ?¬Å"elephant legs,ââ?¬Â? which made her reevaluate her eating patterns. She started to act strangely, chewing meals several times before swallowing them to burn more calories and sometimes flushing them down the toilet. As her anxiety rose, she requested that her parents get her a small trampoline so she could exercise around the clock.
In Shumer�s family, outward looks were highly valued. Her mother was a perfectionist who sought accuracy and control that stretched beyond the kitchen. Knowing that she expected her to be perfect, Shumer was concerned about how she would respond when she found out about her new habits which included starving herself, despite her parents� repeated pleas for food. She had no clue, however, how hopeless things would become as she sank into a deeper need to stifle a ravenous desire within her mind.
Shumer profoundly explores a seldom-explored mental oddity in books of this genre. In addition to openly acknowledging her mother�s biased view of perfection, she emphasizes how parental insensitivity to their kids� smallest worries and phobias may make them worse. She also deftly conveys how a parent�s emotional turmoil may affect their children�s mental health and keep them from reaching their full potential.
The consequences of unresolved childhood trauma, the impact of unreasonable popular perception, and the desire for validation and guidance are relevant family themes that have been depicted in ââ?¬Å"Bones: Anorexia, Anxiety, and My Path to Self-Loveââ?¬Â? by Robyn Shumer. For every reader who has ever been verbally abused or felt undervalued, this narrative may arouse familiar feelings. It is an engaging, humorous, purposefully educational, and deeply enlightening memoir.
