A Killer Appetite: Overcoming My Eating Disorder and the Thinking That Fed It

by Holly Pennebaker

Overview

 In the middle of a paralyzing panic attack, 34-year-old Holly Pennebaker made the call that would ultimately save her life. She realized that her eating disorder had consumed her life for the previous 15 years and made the decision to get help and enter a rigorous treatment program. Holly documented the program in real time, writing about it in an authentic, raw form.

This account chronicles the author's experience with disordered eating, anxiety and other mental illness from the onset of her major panic attack through the weeks following her completion of the treatment program. By candidly recounting her own journey, Holly explores struggle, hope and self-acceptance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476637648
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	09/27/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	203
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Holly Pennebaker is an award-winning journalist-turned-digital content editor and program manager who produces and edits online content, and hosts educational podcasts and webcasts for top human resource professionals and business leaders. She lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Holly Pennebaker is an award-winning journalist-turned-digital content editor and program manager who produces and edits online content, and hosts educational podcasts and webcasts for top human resource professionals and business leaders. She lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
 1. The trigger was pulled…
 2. History of Binge Eating: You Have to Eat This Way
 3. Too Type A for My Own Good: The Pain of “Perfection”
 4. Day One: Monday, July 24
 5. Day Two: Wednesday, July 26
 6. Day Three: Saturday, July 29
 7. Day Four: Monday, July 31
 8. Day Five: Wednesday, August 2
 9. Day Six: Saturday, August 5
10. Day Seven: Monday, August 7
11. Day Eight: Wednesday, August 9
12. Day Nine: Saturday, August 12
13. Day 10: Monday, August 14
14. Day 11: Wednesday, August 16
15. Day 12: Saturday, August 19
16. Day 13: Monday, August 21
17. Day 14: Wednesday, August 23
18. Day 15: Monday, August 28
19. Day 16: Wednesday, August 30
20. Day 17: Thursday, August 31
21. Day 18: Tuesday, September 5
22. Day 19: Wednesday, September 6, the Last Night
23. One Week After Discharge: Wednesday, September 13
24. Two and a Half Weeks Post Treatment: Sunday, September 23
25. Three Weeks Post Treatment: Wednesday, September 27
Epilogue
Index