Table of Contents

	Foreword	p. xv
	Preface: My Mission	p. 1
	Food Fight	p. 7
	Profile in Recovery: Allison's Story	p. 31
	Give Up the Guilt and Reclaim Your Power	p. 35
	Genetics-At Least Part of the Answer	p. 36
	Make That Information Work for You	p. 40
	Nobody's Perfect-Not Even You	p. 41
	Change Doesn't Come Easy	p. 46
	Learn to Use All the Crayons in Your Box	p. 49
	How Many Crayons Are in Your Box?	p. 50
	Getting Comfortable Takes Practice	p. 55
	Put In Your Application for Recovery	p. 58
	Sinkies and Floaties-What Pulls You Down and What Gets You Through?	p. 60
	Don't Fall for the Bait and Switch	p. 62
	Kicking Off the Other Shoe	p. 63
	No, the Sky Isn't Purple	p. 66
	Knocking Down the Wall	p. 68
	Don't Start Out as a Downer	p. 70
	And the Real Secret Is	p. 73
	Profile in Recovery: Jasmine's Story	p. 75
	From Recovering to Recovered-It's a Process	p. 81
	How Long Can You Be Recovering?	p. 82
	Each Moment Is a New Opportunity	p. 84
	Why Does It Have to Be So Hard?	p. 88
	Nothing Is Written in Indelible Ink	p. 90
	Remember-You're Still You	p. 92
	To Build an Army, You Will Need to Recruit Some Soldiers	p. 94
	Your Recovery Affects Others, Too	p. 97
	Keep Track of Your Mile Markers So You'll Know When You've Arrived	p. 98
	Beware of Fake Security Blankets	p. 103
	Sometimes a Security Blanket Might Not Be a Blanket at All	p. 109
	The Danger of Trading One Addiction for Another	p. 111
	Never Put All Your Marbles in One Jar	p. 113
	Another Way of Looking at It: Diversification of Assets	p. 114
	Let Go of the Old to Grab Hold of the New You	p. 116
	Profile in Recovery: Jamie's Story	p. 117
	Getting to the Heart of the Artichoke	p. 123
	Are You Willing?	p. 124
	Try Out New and Better Tools	p. 126
	Start with the Outer Leaves	p. 126
	Getting to the Core	p. 131
	Laila, Rosie, the Incredible Hulk and Other Powerful Healthy Voices	p. 137
	Name Your Voice	p. 141
	Change Your Focus to Change Your Mind	p. 143
	Sometimes It's Hard to Do It Alone	p. 143
	Becoming Self-Considerate: Let Your Healthy Voice Take Care of You	p. 144
	Profile in Recovery: Molly's Story	p. 148
	Talking Back to Ignorance	p. 155
	People Aren't Mean; They're Just Ignorant	p. 157
	We Live in a World Full of Ignorant Messages	p. 159
	Sometimes They're Just Worried or Trying to Help	p. 161
	Listen with Your Healthy Ears	p. 162
	Bridezilla Meets Brideorexia and Other Triggering Occasions	p. 169
	The Madness Begins	p. 171
	Going for the Gown	p. 172
	Messages from the Bridal Industry and Others	p. 176
	Bridezilla or Brideorexia?	p. 177
	Stay Focused and Just Say No	p. 179
	Whatever the Occasion, Keep Your Eye on the Prize	p. 180
	Afterword: re(Define) (Real)ity^TM	p. 183
	I Define What's Real	p. 184
	Recovery Means Steering Your Own Course	p. 186
	Me 101	p. 186
	Accept the Gift That Is Offered	p. 188
	What I Wish for You	p. 190
	Getting Help	p. 193
	Index	p. 205
	Acknowledgments	p. 211
	About the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness	p. 215
	About the Author	p. 219

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