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The Life of a Teen with Anorexia
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Around 70 million people around the world suffer from an eating disorder, yet only one in ten sufferers will seek treatment Every 62 minutes someone dies as a direct result of an eating disorder A teenage survivor account of what life with anorexia is like For the first time, an inside look into one of the most complex illnesses, Anorexia Nervosa From start to finish, the winding path of a taboo illness, Anorexia Nervosa Not just vanity; what an eating disorder truly is, told from a survivor's perspectives How a fight turned into a lifestyle, surviving an eating disorder

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Speaking three languages, living in five countries, and organizing a successful annual fundraiser, Carolina Mejia Rodriguez wrote her first book as a thirteen-year-old. In addition to winning school awards ranging from the Scholastic Art and Writing Award to the President’s Award of Academic excellence, Carolina is a member of the National Junior Honors Society. As a third-culture-kid, Carolina has been able to raise money from around the world for a group of children in need in Colombia called Las Estrellas del Rawad. Carolina has been featured on the daytime Emmy-award-winning show Despierta America, creating consciousness about Anorexia Nervosa in teenagers.
Release date Australia
July 9th, 2020
Contributor
  • Foreword by Dr. Lee Ee-Lian
Pages
166
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
ISBN-13
9781642797312
Product ID
33442583

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