“ Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would seem to offer something to those unwary or unlucky enough to… Carol Lee
“ Eating disorder recovery becomes possible when you keep making the next right decision over and over. With time, these decisions become automatic. Brittany Burgunder
“ Emma cites the structure of the [Eating Disorder] Unit as being important to her decision to disengage from her illness, and the fact that she felt safe in it, and cared for.'It was the first time I'd… Carol Lee
“ At the lip of a cliff, I look out over Lake Superior, through the bare branches of birches and the snow-covered branches of aspens and pines. A hard wind blows snow up out of a cavern and over my face… Marya Hornbacher
“ To actually accept that you have an eating disorder or a mental health issue is actually a sign of great, great strength. It is not a sign of weakness at all. Nigel Owens
“ I was a very lonely child and it's funny but the first word that comes to my head is starved. I felt starved of affection, starved of love and I felt that it wasn't OK to ask for it. Maybe there was a… Carol Lee
“ Locking away appetite, anger, the fullness of life, anorexia helps cover up whatever struggles inside. With its controlling bouts of bingeing and starvation, of trance and half-life, it becomes a shie… Carol Lee
“ Her eyes are unfathomable to me, hostile, even, as if she had removed herself to a place where I cannot reach her - somewhere I cannot know. Carol Lee
