Parent's Guide: Cutting Yourself on the Inside

Tips for Identifying and Overcoming a Daughter’s Anorexia Nervosa

By: Shannon Michelle

Narrated by: Sandy Naimou

Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Is your daughter struggling with an eating disorder? How can you be sure? Do you remember the last time she ate a meal rather than moving food around the plate? How often does she finish a meal in its entirety? Can you be sure she's alright? I can help you.

This book is dedicated to helping parents understand an eating disorder called Anorexia Nervosa. I am writing based on my experience with the disease. Too many parents go through the motions of work, home, small talk, and repeat with their daughters. This book can help identify the patterns and pitfalls of anorexia in your daughter.

Twenty years ago, I was caught in the grips of Anorexia Nervosa. The disorder made me feel as though I was cutting myself on the inside. I stood at 5 foot 2 inches, weighed 92 pounds, and wore a size zero in jeans. I will relate to you the ways I beat this eating disorder and how you can help your daughter do the same.

It is important to understand, this disease is not attention seeking, but instead a reaction to overattentive environments. If you read through this book, you will find tips and guides to understand your daughter's struggle. This guide serves to help navigate the tightrope of a highly delicate topic with your daughter.

Today we find ourselves interacting more through mass media and phone applications, than on an individual level. It would be nice to be able to sit down and have a sincere talk about our feelings, relationships, and stressors. Instead, daily, most girls in your daughter's immediate circle are fighting for “likes” and approval of their surrounding groups.

Can you honestly say your daughter looks happy? Just generally. Are you noticing her eating habits too much or too little? Do you discuss her or interact with her at the dinner table? There is a clear difference. I can show you the way forward.

Within Parents Guide: Cutting Yourself on the Inside, you will discover:

• Ways to understand eating disorders
• Tips to identify anorexia and its effects on daily habits
• Open communication with your daughter about your concerns
• Improve communication with your daughter about her daily life
• Improve communication with your daughter about her feelings
• Open your daily schedule to new opportunities of interaction with the whole family
• How to get your daughter back from the grips of anorexia

When struggling with anorexia, the loss of appetite and accompanying starvation can feel like a thousand cuts inside your body. Getting to know the woman your daughter is becoming, interacting with her in a respectful, healthy way, and trying new eating habits is what overcoming this eating disorder is all about.

Helping your daughter move forward from external opinions and truly seeing her value in the mirror instead of the numbers on the scale is what this book is all about. I have battled this disease, largely alone and want you as her parent, to understand the problem. Be a source of strength and refuge against the internal turmoil. This book is dedicated to helping you understand Anorexia Nervosa and help your daughter overcome it.

I invite you to listen through this guide. You have an opportunity to understand your daughter and help alter her perception without harming herself in the process. Take it. Get back in the game.

©2022 Shannon Michelle (P)2023 Shannon Michelle

Anorexia helpful guide for parents

If you’re a parent and your daughter has eating disorders or anorexia, then you need a perfect guide to teach you to identify it, what to do and how to do in order to overcome Anorexia and have a healthy and normal diet.
This impressive guide will help you understand the eating disorders based on the author personal experience, its side effects down the road, and much more. In this book you will discover some important tips about eating disorders, ways to understand it, communication channels with your daughter, and your daily schedule in order to overcome your daughter anorexia. A good recommendation!

Very Helpful Tips

This book was a very informative and helpful read. It was very reassuring to have some guidance from the author. It almost felt like I was having a conversation with her on how to navigate the complexity of having a child who has Anorexia Nervosa. Thank you for this resource.

Important to recognize symptoms!

This is a comprehensive guide to understanding what a girl may be going through if she has an eating disorder. I found it interesting to learn the difference between anorexia and bulimia. And finally, the chapter on reconnecting offered countless suggestions on how to help a child after the recovery process. Very informative!

Great for Parents and Teachers

This book is a superb informative guide for parents, or even teachers, on understanding what Anorexia Nervosa is and what symptoms and causes may be. If you are a parent who suspects their daughter may have an eating disorder but you don't know how to talk to her about it, this author guides you through her own experience and introduces proven methods of opening communication about a sensitive topic with your daughter. If you are a teacher, this will inform you of some of the signs you may see in your student's daily habits that could be symptoms of a deeper problem you may want to bring up to the parents. And with the guidance of this book, you will have a few tools to use to bring up such a sensitive topic with those parents. This book is really about understanding what young women are facing today and acknowledging the lengths they may go to cope with today's pressures. Opening honest and sincere conversations about those root issues and how to deal with them from a place of understanding is good for both parents and teachers alike.

Great for parents!

This audiobook is great for parents who aren't sure if their child is having trouble with anorexia and want to learn more. My favorite part of this book is the topic on communication since I find this can be one of the hardest things to figure out especially when kids get to their teens. Without solid and constant communication is hard to really know what's going on with your child and if they are having issues with anorexia. Excellent book!

EYE-OPENING

This Author does a stellar job in walking us through the uncommonly known condition of Anorexia. Specifically invaluable is the light that is shed on recognizing the symptoms your child may be displaying.
I found the book was thorough & powerful in coming from someone who actually lived through it. Author successfully details behaviors, triggers & the emotional mindset of child & parents in this situation.
Reader is enriched in knowledge of treatment & also in the hope of recovery.
A must read for anyone who is dealing with eating disorders.

Parent's Guide to Eating Disorder

This is an informative audiobook that provides guidance for parents whose children have eating disorder. The author offers insights into how to spot the signs, and how to approach the subject with their child. The audiobook stresses the importance of open communication, empathy, and seeking professional help.

The key takeaway from this audiobook is that eating disorder is a complex issue that requires understanding and support, and that parents play a critical role in helping their child through this difficult time

A Wonderful Resource!

I recently listened to the audiobook "Parent's Guide: Cutting Yourself on the Inside: Tips for Identifying and Overcoming a Daughter’s Anorexia Nervosa," and I must say, it was an incredibly informative and eye-opening experience. The author, who clearly has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field of eating disorders, provides practical advice and tips for parents who are struggling to identify and help their daughters who may be suffering from anorexia nervosa.

One thing that really stood out to me about this audiobook is the way the author emphasizes the importance of early intervention and seeking professional help. She provides a comprehensive overview of the signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa, and offers practical strategies for parents to use in order to approach their daughters in a supportive and non-judgmental way.

I also appreciated how the author tackles some of the common misconceptions surrounding anorexia nervosa, and emphasizes the importance of taking a holistic approach to recovery. This includes not only focusing on the physical symptoms of the disorder, but also addressing the underlying emotional and psychological issues that may be contributing to it.

Overall, I highly recommend "Parent's Guide: Cutting Yourself on the Inside: Tips for Identifying and Overcoming a Daughter’s Anorexia Nervosa" to any parent who is concerned about their daughter's well-being. It's an informative and accessible resource that offers practical tips and advice, while also providing a much-needed perspective on this complex and challenging disorder.

Parents, take notice!

Finding out or even suspecting that your daughter has anorexia nervosa can be absolutely devastating and emotionally draining for parents. If you are one of them, this book will help them tremendously by holding your hand through the process of helping your daughter overcome it. Step-by-step, you will understand the symptoms, identify the issues, and learn the methods of dealing with this serious health condition. After listening to this book and applying the knowledge, you'll be on your way as a family to your daughter's successful recovery.

This is The Best Book

For parents and loved ones of a kid struggling with an eating disorder, you really need this audiobook. it is kind, caring, empathetic, and full of straightforward knowledge and wisdom. The author has first-hand experience with eating disorders, and her approach is super respectful and helpful in staying calm and not triggering your child even more when trying to help. The narrator's voice is compassionate and reassuring. I listened to it twice, and would highly recommend this book!