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Goodbye Ed, Hello Me
Product Code: GEH
Availability: In stock. Price: $16.95 249 pg, paper, ’09 This much anticipated follow-up to Life Without Ed explains what it is like to be “fully recovered” from an eating disorder. Picking up shortly after the first book left off, Jenni starts off by explaining how she skipped her first marriage, “The wedding invitations were stamped but not mailed, and (her wedding dress) and three pink bridesmaid dresses were bought but never worn.” Instead, she gave the engagement ring back to a man “who loved alcohol more than me,” and wrote wedding vows to herself, promising to love and honor herself and accept all of her faults and strengths with patience and gentle kindness. In Goodbye Ed, Hello Me, Jenni Schaefer takes readers from recovery to liberation. This is an accessible and practical self-help book, filled with personal anecdotes, encouragement, practical tools, and Jenni’s delightful personality. She is a gifted writer and an inspirational role model for leaving disordered eating behind and moving on with your life. She includes exercises, Q&A’s for readers, and a recovery toolbox, while introducing phrases and concepts such as the sadness cloud, internal hidden tracks, personal protective days, societal Ed, and much more. Among the important recovery issues that she confronts are perfectionism, people-pleasing, relationships, having a healthy body, and positive body image. CONTENTS: 1 Happily Divorced: Life Without Ed ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Jenni Schaefer is also the author of the widely acclaimed book, Life Without Ed, and is an internationally known author and speaker whose work has helped change the face of recovery from eating disorders. Jenni is a regular guest on national radio and television shows including Dr. Phil and Entertainment Tonight, a contributor to mainstream magazines and collections like the Chicken Soup series, and a popular speaker at schools, conferences, and other venues. She is also a consultant with Center For Change in Orem, Utah, and a member of the Ambassador Council of the National Eating Disorders Association. Her work has been recognized in publications including Cosmopolitan, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post and Woman's World. A singer/songwriter living in Nashville, Tennessee, Jenni uses both music and humor in her outreach efforts to help those touched by eating disorders. She is, she says, "single in the city," enjoying a life she considers a gift to be treasured. Read her “Recovery Support” blog at eatingdisordersblogs.com. For more information, visit jennischaefer.com REVIEWS: “This book is a rewarding journey into the tapestry of a life in “full recovery” from an eating disorder. Jenni’s story of life after her eating disorder is a story of honesty, wholeheartedness, and great joy. Professionals will find clinical wisdom, and those searching, will find guiding principles and a panoramic view of a life full of hope and happiness. This book is relevant, beautiful, and good for the soul.” “Goodbye Ed, Hello Me is a must-read for anyone suffering from an eating disorder. Schaefer’s first book, Life Without Ed, describes her escape from the prison of her eating disorder, while Goodbye Ed, Hello Me shows the freedom of full recovery, with its many challenges and its endless joys and surprises. For those who doubt that recovery is possible, Jenni’s words give hope, perspective, and wisdom, not only about the journey through recovery, but about facing life without an eating disorder. Her strategies and insights will inspire and empower others to begin to move past their eating disorder and to deal with the underlying issues. Jenni Schaefer is a true hero and great role model to other young women As a clinician specializing in eating disorders, I hear the immeasurable impact of Jenni’s words on my patients everyday, as they desperately looking for hope and healing and find it in her example.” “This book is another “rock” on the shelf for those who are seeking the inspiration and direction to fight to understand who they truly are—a rock that many will use as a stepping stone towards a life of recovery. Life Without ED showed many women how to find their way towards recovery. Goodbye Ed, Hello Me will help them complete that journey. It’s a helpful guide on how to live after “divorcing ED” but most importantly a roadmap to finding your true self. This book also represents another step in the progression of an exemplary life; the life of a young woman who was able to overcome illness and adversity. Jenni was able to transform herself from being a victim of her eating disorder (in reality from being oppressed by her own inability to see her true self) to someone capable of giving hope to the many women that have been inspired by her writings, her story, and the success of her journey. She has not only found her true self along the way, but has managed to show others that there is a way out towards a life of fulfillment and gratitude.” “Sharing the wisdom of experience and a delightfully lighthearted approach to life without an eating disorder, Jenni writes with the immediacy of a best friend. Although no longer a perfectionist, she is a perfect role model for what full recovery is really like. Every young woman and man interested in overcoming disordered eating should read this treasure of a book.” |
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