Riptide
Struggling With and Resurfacing From a Daughter's Eating Disorder
Barbara Hale-Seubert, Brent Pilkey, Grant Goodbrand
ECW Press
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?Riptide is the raw and revealing account of the author's journey during the
ten years her oldest daughter struggled with anorexia and bulimia, a battle
that ended with her death at age 23 in February 2000. Motherhood is about
nurturing and protecting your child, yet with eating disorders, as with any
addiction complicated by mental illness, parents can feel frustrated with
powerlessness and filled with guilt and fear as they watch their beloved child
consumed by a condition that has life-threatening power. Eating disorders are
rampant, with emaciated stars on the covers of tabloids and the modeling
industry being challenged about unhealthy, unrealistic images of what is
desirable. In the face of these ubiquitous images, obesity is at an all-time
high among children and teens, driving more and younger children to
"experiment" with anorectic and bulimic behaviors. That means more parents and
caregivers need to understand how to cope and not only try to help these
children, but also take care of themselves. Using her unique perspective as a
mother and psychotherapist, Barbara Hale-Seubert vividly chronicles her
rollercoaster of grief, fear, and powerlessness. Here, Hale-Seubert holds onto
the hope that her daughter could salvage some form of a life not fully
eclipsed by the disorder, while at the same time learning to surrender what
was out of her control and embracing, once again, the grace and value in her
own life. Riptide offers other parents the redemptive solace that comes with
knowing that they aren't alone in their struggles.
ten years her oldest daughter struggled with anorexia and bulimia, a battle
that ended with her death at age 23 in February 2000. Motherhood is about
nurturing and protecting your child, yet with eating disorders, as with any
addiction complicated by mental illness, parents can feel frustrated with
powerlessness and filled with guilt and fear as they watch their beloved child
consumed by a condition that has life-threatening power. Eating disorders are
rampant, with emaciated stars on the covers of tabloids and the modeling
industry being challenged about unhealthy, unrealistic images of what is
desirable. In the face of these ubiquitous images, obesity is at an all-time
high among children and teens, driving more and younger children to
"experiment" with anorectic and bulimic behaviors. That means more parents and
caregivers need to understand how to cope and not only try to help these
children, but also take care of themselves. Using her unique perspective as a
mother and psychotherapist, Barbara Hale-Seubert vividly chronicles her
rollercoaster of grief, fear, and powerlessness. Here, Hale-Seubert holds onto
the hope that her daughter could salvage some form of a life not fully
eclipsed by the disorder, while at the same time learning to surrender what
was out of her control and embracing, once again, the grace and value in her
own life. Riptide offers other parents the redemptive solace that comes with
knowing that they aren't alone in their struggles.
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