Riptide

Barbara Hale-Seubert

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Memoir

Informations

• Publié par: Ecw Press
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781554909063
• Langue: English

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Barbara Hale-Seubert

STRUGGLING WITH AND RESURFACING FROM A DAUGHTER’S EATING DISORDER

Advance Praise forRiptide

“I defy any therapist to read Barbara Hale-Seubert’s book and remain emotionally aloof. While written as a personal story,Riptidewill benefit anyone who is dealing with a mentally ill or addicted family member. It serves as a model for how to go through such an experience with honesty and presence, while showing others how to care for oneself throughout the process. In writing about such a loss, Barbara beautifully details the pains, frustrations, guilt, anger, and even joys of her journey. She writes with genuine authenticity, warmth, compassion, and forgiveness — cer- tainly for her daughter, and finally, for herself.” —David Mandelbaum, Ph.D., family therapist

“Barbara Hale-Seubert has captured something I’ve never seen someone do in writing: the rawness and genuine authenticity of a mother’s pain. In the course of her book, she unlocked that pain and gave mothers per- mission to acknowledge their own needs and reactions.” —Carolyn Hodges, CEO of the Nutrition Clinic and Sol Stone Center for Eating Disorders

“Barbara Hale-Seubert takes us on a compelling, heart-wrenching journey into her family’s fatal ten-year odyssey. Miraculously, Barbara is able to tell her devastating story in a way that provides hope and guid- ance to others. There are many families out there who need the direction and reassurance thatRiptideprovides: they are not alone in their strug- gles and they should not be blamed.” —Doris Smeltzer, author ofAndrea’s Voice: Silenced by Bulimia

“Barbara Hale-Seubert’s raw honesty opens the door for others to walk through. She gives us a space to feel — free of judgment — and a place to honor our pain. In doing so she gives us hope. By sharing her and Erin’s journey, she joins us in ours.” —Mary Ellen Clausen, executive director of Ophelia’s Place

STRUGGLING WITH AND RESURFACING FROM A DAUGHTER’S EATING DISORDER

Barbara Hale-Seubert

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library and archives canada cataloguing in publication

Hale-Seubert, Barbara Riptide : struggling with and resurfacing from a daughter’s eating disorder / Barbara Hale-Seubert.

isbn978-1-55490-906-3 also issued as: 978-1-55022-995-0(pbk); 978-1-55490-969-8 (epub)

1. Hale-Seubert, Barbara.2. Erin Leah,1976–2000. 3. Eating disorders in adolescence—Patients—Family relationships —United States.4. Eating disorders in adolescence—Patients— United States—Biography.5. Anorexia nervosa—Patients—United States—Biography.6.Bulimia—Patients—United States—Biography. 7. Psychotherapists—United States—Biography.i. Title.

rj506.e18h34 2011 618.92’85260092 c2010-906829-7

Developing editor: Jen Hale Cover and Text Design: Tania Craan Typesetting: Mary Bowness฀

To the best of her ability, the author has recreated experiences, places, people, and organi- zations from her memories of them. In order to protect the privacy of others she has, in some instances, changed the names of certain people and details of events and places.฀

To Erin Leah

My first true love

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12

Foreword ix

Preface xiii

The Mother Knot 1

Happy Days 7

C O N T E N T S

Falling Down the Rabbit Hole 15

Till Love Do Us Part 21

Mother Load 31

Motherless 37

Four Winds 45

Pasta Patrol 49

In Food We Trust 55

Belmont 65

Therapy and Me 75

Good Grief 85