The Body Tourist

by Dana Lise Shavin

Overview

The road to recovery is always under construction.

In this moving and funny memoir that spans the six years following the author's purported recovery from anorexia, Dana Lise Shavin offers a candid and ultimately optimistic window into the mindset and machinations of a mental illness whose tentacles reached deep into her life, long after she was considered “cured.”

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149951611
Publisher:	Little Feather Books
Publication date:	11/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	435 KB

About the Author

Dana Lise Shavin was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and lives in her father’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 1986, she obtained her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and worked for fifteen years as a therapist, behavior specialist, and psychological examiner. She left the mental health field to pursue a career in art and to focus on her writing. For the past fifteen years, she has made her living as a fine art painter, exhibiting at outdoor art fairs and in galleries throughout the United States.

In 2011, Dana returned to her mental health roots and became a certified professional life coach. She specializes in finding balance and fulfillment in life and work, and goal-setting with soul.

Editorial Reviews

"The Body Tourist is riveting reading, the biography of an illness as stubborn as the woman determined to kill it. Dana Lise Shavin can write with both hands, by turns comic and tragic, and always fiercely honest. If you think that anorexia is a 'done' topic, think again."

author of THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN - Jacqueline Mitchard

This is what I want in a memoir, a personal journey that draws me in, told beautifully with shattering self-awareness and an eye for detail. What sets it apart is Shavin's vivid prose and gutting sense of humor. The Body Tourist is a witty, insightful read… a courageous journey for all of us trying to push our weight around in the world.

author of GRACE: AN AMERICAN WOMAN IN CHINA - Eleanor McCallie Cooper

The miracle of this masterful memoir is knowing this vulnerable, lost girl turns into the compassionate, wise narrator of The Body Tourist. Shavin draws us into the anorexic world and makes us want to stay—although being there is excruciating. Brilliant—I couldn’t put it down.

author of UNDER THE PERSIMMON TREE - Suzanne Fisher Staples

What makes the book so compelling is Shavin's elegant prose and her intensely personal writing style. The book is distinctive because it pulls off a rare triple play, blending Shavin's points of view as a writer, professional therapist, and patient.

Chattanooga Times Free Press - Mark Kennedy

Dana Shavin's passage from self-induced deprivation to full-course living demonstrates courage. Her memoir, which shapes emotional pain into a tender and engaging narrative, illuminates literary power.

author of A CATFISH TALE - Whitney Stewart