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Caroline’s
next
book,
“Purged:
How I
Beat
Bulimia
For Good
and
Found
Real
Happiness,”
is one
of the
first
books of
its kind
to
tackle
the
subject
of how
eating
disorder
survivors
can and
do
create
lives of
joy and
health
that
persist
past the
early
years of
recovery.
Some
media
reports
have led
people
to
believe
that
there is
an
“addictive
personality”
that
careens
from
addiction
to
addiction
without
ever
experiencing
lasting
wellness,
but
Caroline’s
story is
a
demonstration
that
many
people
can, and
do, put
food
into its
proper
perspective
and then
go on to
handle
other
life
challenges
without
sliding
backwards
into
food
abuse or
turning
to other
addictive
substances
or
behaviors.
 “Purged”
is the
sequel
to the
bestselling
“My Name
is
Caroline”
(Doubleday
1988),
which
was the
first
major
autobiography
to cover
recovery
from
bulimia,
and
which
continues
to sell
well
today.
The book
was an
Alternate
Selection
of the
Literary
Guild
and was
reviewed
in
countless
newspapers
and
magazines
all over
the
world,
and
featured
on
television
and
radio
programs.
Tens of
thousands
of
people
say that
the book
helped
them to
have
hope for
themselves
or
someone
close to
them,
and that
it gave
them the
courage
to speak
up and
get the
help
they
needed.
“Purged”
picks up
where
“My Name
is
Caroline”
left
off, and
covers
many of
the
issues
that
women
struggle
with,
regardless
of
whether
or not
they are
recovering
from an
eating
disorder,
including:
· How to maintain a sane relationship with food throughout different life stages, such as pregnancy
· How to role model healthy behavior so that children learn how to have positive feelings toward their own bodies
· How to find happiness and balance between work and parenting
· How to follow your own dreams in life and take risks so that life is fulfilling and rewarding
The book
features
a
special
foreword
from
Caroline’s
sixteen-year-old
daughter,
Samantha,
who
writes
about
what it
has been
like to
be
raised
by a
mother
who
openly
shared
her
struggles
with
bulimia
when
Samantha
was at a
formative
age, and
how
Caroline’s
words
and
behaviors
around
food and
exercise
have
helped
her to
avoid
falling
into the
body
hatred
traps
that so
many
young
girls
fall
prey to.
Learn more
about
Caroline
and the
books
she has
written
along with
the latest
news and
press
and
information
on how to
book
Caroline
for a
speaking
engagement
or media
appearance.
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One of the nicest things about not being bulimic is that I have reengaged in college friendships that mean a lot to me, and that sustain me in hard times.
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One of the exciting milestones for me in recovery was being in my sister Lizzie’s wedding in 1992, just two months before giving birth to my daughter, Samantha. |
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