Biting The Hand That Starves You details a unique way of thinking and speaking about anorexia/bulimia. By having conversations with insiders in which the problem is viewed as an external influence rather than a part of the person, these therapists show how to bring the tactics of anorexia/bulimia into the open, expose its deceptions, break its spell, and encourage defiance of its tyrannical rule.

This book draws to an unprecedented degree on the anti-anorexic/bulimic knowledge of insider clients/collaborators to provide fresh insights into the workings of anorexia/bulimia and the means to overcome it. The knowledge of these authors and their insider collaborators, who speak poignantly and passionately on their own behalf, is sure to benefit all those affected by anorexia/bulimia.

Reviews

‘Biting the Hand that Starves You is the most powerful account available of generating collaborative resistance against anorexia/bulimia. Provocative, passionate, and intimate, this book draws on a wealth of experience to show how professionals, ‘insiders,’ and their loved ones can work together to reclaim identities from the grip of these potentially deadly problems. This book is sure to inspire hope, help to transform lives, and spark important controversies about how to understand, represent, and fight against anorexia/bulimia.’
— Helen Gremillion, Associate Professor and Peg Zeglin Brand Chair, Department of Gender Studies, Indiana University (Bloomington), and author of Feeding Anorexia: Gender and Power at a Treatment Center.