Linda Rio Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

A harrowing yet inspiring true story reveals a family's struggle to save their daughter, offering insights through actual diary excerpts from a mother and daughter. Linda Rio, a psychologist and family therapist, faces her worst nightmare as she helps other families while failing to recognize her own daughter's dangerous eating disorder. Tara, overwhelmed by school pressures, feels the disorder consuming her but cannot break free. After a suicide attempt, she is hospitalized, and the journals chronicle their parallel experiences—mother and daughter living together yet perceiving their reality in vastly different ways. This narrative not only provides a glimpse into their ordeal but also offers hope and guidance for others facing similar challenges. Included are expert insights from Craig Johnson, Ph.D., who helps readers identify and address anorexia and bulimia within their own families. Linda Rio has over 15 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist in Southern California, while Tara shares her journey by speaking about her teenage struggles with eating disorders and body image. Craig Johnson, Ph.D., directs the eating disorders program at Laureate Psychiatric Hospital and is actively involved in raising awareness and prevention efforts.

"Last night I asked my mom some questions about bulimia and anorexia. I thought for sure she would know what I was doing to myself. How could a mother not know the terrible things her daughter was doing?" "Tara seems fine these last few days. The questions she asked me the other night scared me. But now I think she's just curious. Maybe one of her friends is having a problem with something." Mother and daughter, living in the same house, yet at times it seems as though they are on different planets. Tara, growing obsessive about the way she looks, feels her mom no longer understands her. Linda, while concerned about the changes her teenage daughter is going through, is focused on making a career for herself as a family therapist. Neither knows how to reverse the terrible path that Tara is heading down. Tara's and Linda's side-by-side diaries of this difficult time, only shared with each other years later, show both sides of their maddening ordeal and inspiring victory to keep their family together. In addition to sharing their actual diaries, Tara and Linda look back on the drama of those years to offer the wisdom and perspective that can only come with hindsight. Craig Johnson, Ph.D., an international leader in the research and treatment of eating disorders, offers useful advice and fascinating commentary on the Rios' story to inform today's families who may be going through similar situations.