Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat

A Story of Bulimia

by: Stephanie Covington Armstrong

Author: Stephanie Covington Armstrong

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

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Format: Paperback / softback

Publication date: 11 September 2009

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ISBN: 1556527861 ISBN 13: 9781556527869

Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat by Stephanie Covington Armstrong

Describing the author's struggle as a black woman with an eating disorder that is consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem, this title presents a narrative that traces the background and factors that caused her bulimia. It answers many questions about why black women often do not seek traditional therapy for emotional problems. Top page

Complete description

Describing her struggle as a black woman with an eating disorder that is consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem, this insightful and moving narrative traces the background and factors that caused her bulimia. Moving coast to coast, she tries to escape her self-hatred and obsession by never slowing down, unaware that she is caught in downward spiral emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Finally she can no longer deny that she will die if she doesn't get help, overcome her shame, and conquer her addiction. But seeking help only reinforces her negative self-image, and she discovers her race makes her an oddity in the all-white programs for eating disorders. This memoir of her experiences answers many questions about why black women often do not seek traditional therapy for emotional problems. Top page

General info

Publisher & Imprint: Chicago Review Press

City: Chicago

Pages: 241

More info: height 230 mm width 155 mm weight 340 gr thickness 15 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 616.852630092 Library of Congress Subject: New York (N.Y.)

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