Emily Halban was born in Geneva in 1983 and spent her childhood there before moving to England to study at Oxford University. She graduated in 2004 and moved to London where she now lives. Emily developed anorexia at the age of 16.
Emily Halban was born in Geneva in 1983 and spent her childhood there before moving to England to study at Oxford University. She graduated in 2004 and moved to London where she now lives. Emily developed anorexia at the age of 16.
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August 11, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Sam
Hi Emily,
I am currently in recovery stage and am reading your book at the moment and cannot tell you how much it is helping me.
SImilar to you and a lot of sufferers, I have the same perfectionist traits and although I never had issues around body image, it was all about obssessive ways of thinking and living my life by set routines/rituals.
I am making progress, although only little steps but it is so hard, the thing I am really struggling with is breaking out of my routines. I would really appreciate if you could maybe offer some advice on how to combat this and change set ways of thinking?
I just wish I could relax my attitude to food and be the person I was before all this but it feels like I have such a long way to go. Your book is really inspiring me tho so thank you so much for writing about your experiences and helping us all.
I hope you are well and happy and hope to hear from you soon.
Sam x
January 25, 2009 at 10:55 am
christie
i have just finished your book, it was an amazing experiance, a journey i was too scared to take. Your story forced me to take a deep and crippling look at myself, come to terms with my own battle that i never thought i could win.
maybe,one day,ill share my story,
but right now its my story,my fight,my battle
a battle i have not yet won,but am winning.
hopefully i dont fall.
but ill always remember your amazing journey