Bulimia: Understanding the Voice Inside Her Head
Author:
Selina Elison
Publisher:
Berlu Books
ISBN:
9780473697860
Date published:
February 6
Pages:
196
Format:
Paperback
RRP:
$29.99
This lived experience narrative of a mother unpacks the complexities of bulimia and raises awareness about the heavy burden for those who care for someone with a mental illness.
Selina Elison and her 16-year-old daughter, Fiona, have a trusting mother-daughter relationship. Then one day, Selina receives a call from the school counsellor, who informs her that Fiona has been dieting, binge eating and purging for almost one year. In secret. Selina is shocked. She does not know anything about bulimia. When she learns about the scary side effects of this deadly mental illness, she is determined to do whatever it takes to help her daughter heal.
Disappointed by the public health system, she searches for a private therapist. Challenging months of family-based therapy begin. With little support from her husband, she fights the relentless and irrational voice inside her daughter's head. Just as she thinks her daughter is making progress, they find themselves thrown backward time and time again.
