285 pages (paperback) '99

This intimate guidebook offers a complete understanding of bulimia and a plan for recovery. It includes a three-week program to stop bingeing, things-to-do instead of bingeing, a guide for support groups, specific advice for loved ones, and "Eat Without Fear," Hall's story of self-cure which has inspired thousands of other bulimics. This fifth edition has updated all information from previous editions, and has added material on men and bulimia, sexual trauma, body image, relationships, and much more. Includes input from 400 recovered bulimics. Useful for therapists, educators, bulimics, and their loved-ones.

More than 150,000 copies in print!

This fifth edition is completely updated and expanded, and offers a complete understanding of bulimia and a plan for recovery. It includes:

• Answers to questions most often asked about bulimia
• Insight from recovered and recovering bulimics
• A Three-week program to stop bingeing
• Specific advice for loved-ones
• Things to do instead of bingeing
• Lindsey Hall's own inspiring story, "Eat Without Fear"
• Suggestions from professional eating disorders therapists

About the Authors. . .
Lindsey Hall and Leigh Cohn, who are married, are internationally respected authors of several books on eating disorders and recovery topics. Their original self-help guide was the first book ever published on bulimia, and Lindsey was the first "recovered bulimic" to appear on national television. Both have lectured extensively and have served as officers of nonprofit associations. Some of their books have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, and other languages. Also available Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery by Lindsey Hall and Monika Ostroff.

REVIEWS. . .
"A compassionate, self-affirming, self-empowering book!"— Susan Kano, author Making Peace with Food

"This is a book that will provide hope, inspiration, and a way out for bulimics and those who love them."— Geneen Roth author of several bestsellers including When Food is Love

"This is an excellent book. It offers accurate information, wise counsel and genuine hope for everyone who suffers with bulimia...also valuable reading for the mental health professional." —William Davis, Ph.D. Clinical Director of The Renfrew Center

"Thank you for 'saving my life'...from one who was hopeless." —Terry S. Houston, TX

"I have now been free from bulimia for 16 months, and I have no temptation to return. Your book helped me understand the problem, explain it, and give me hope. After 19 years - it's gone." —Jane M. Ontario, Canada

"During my recovery, your book was my companion. I never failed to find something new and comforting in it, when I was most needy. Life is so much richer now." —Alexandra C., an eating disorders therapist

Read the Table of Contents from Bulimia: A Guide To Recovery