A Chance to Heal hosted a special program with acclaimed author
7pm - 9pm
Home of the Badeau Family
Read the Press Release for the event online.
Aimee Liu's most recent book is GAINING: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE AFTER EATING DISORDERS, published by Warner Books in 2007. GAINING is, in part, a sequel to Liu's very first book, SOLITAIRE (1979), which was also America's first anorexia memoir. Revisiting the questions of what really causes eating disorders and what it takes to fully recover, Liu interviewed leading researchers and more than 40 other women and men with histories of eating disorders.
Aimee will discuss her own history of anorexia and recovery, emphasizing the scientific insights she gained while researching her book. She will explain why not everyone is equally vulnerable to anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder; how to spot those who may be vulnerable; why major life stresses often trigger eating disorders; how these conditions tend to affect both social choices and academic performance; and ways that we all can help combat this ongoing epidemic.
