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It's Not about the Food is part memoir, part practical self-help book for parents whose child has an eating disorder. There are many books on eating disorders from the sufferer's point of view but very few written for parents of children or young adults. Those that are on the market are written by health professionals or counsellors/therapists. When Tracy Baines discovered her daughter had an eating disorder she was paralysed with fear. When finally galvanised into action and having secured help, she was left in the dark. Her daughter was over 18 and so she was not included in her treatment plan. Although she went with her to every clinic appointment she was totally unaware of what went on behind closed doors. She had to muddle along on her own, trying to support her daughter and help her husband and son understand something that she didn't understand herself. She didn't want her family to fall apart. She didn't want to fall apart. This book redresses that lack of support and insight. She is not a professional but she is an expert in looking after someone with an eating disorder and helping them on the road to recovery.

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Vanquishing eating disorder misconceptions, this essential book combines the gripping insight of an affected parent with clear factual information. A must-read for anyone touched by this illness, plus all medical professionals.Dr Kathleen Thompson Award-winning Author of 'From Both Ends of the Stethoscope - Getting Through Breast Cancer by a Doctor Who Knows'I thought the book was great...and I'm sure other parents going through similar things would really take comfort that they aren't the only ones feeling that way.Maeliosa McDaid-Sly, CAMHS PractitionerA timely, well written, thoughtful book designed to help us understand this enormously difficult situation. It's not just the sufferer but the family who will find this invaluable.Margaret Graham, Best-selling author of the Easterleigh Hall seriesI wish I had read it 3 years ago! But even now I found it has helped me, so whatever stage a carer is at they will benefit from this book.I could really identify with everything Tracy writes about, it was so familiar, I cried, and I smiled throughout. I could feel her despair when she lost her dog. I felt like I was out there trying to find it with her. It wasn't just a lost dog it was her daughter's glue holding her together. Finding the dog was a matter of life or death! No one could understand that unless they knew EDSharon Gledhill, Pandora Mini Horse TherapyParent of child recovering from Eating DisorderThis book should be on the shelves of anyone concerned with mental health issues and eating disorders, not just the carer or sufferer. It is profoundly moving and deeply practical, sound advice rooted in experience.Judy Hall author of The Crystal Bible, Crystal PrescriptionsAn inspiration to read Tracy's journey about the impact of family life from her daughter's eating disorder and joyful recovery. It is both honest and hopeful. Importantly it assures the reader that life can move on.Karen Mulvihill Bsc econ, Executive Search Consultant and Career Coach, Mother of a daughter recovering from an Eating Disorder

Vanquishing eating disorder misconceptions, this essential book combines the gripping insight of an affected parent with clear factual information. A must-read for anyone touched by this illness, plus all medical professionals. Dr Kathleen Thompson Award-winning Author of 'From Both Ends of the Stethoscope - Getting Through Breast Cancer by a Doctor Who Knows' I thought the book was great...and I'm sure other parents going through similar things would really take comfort that they aren't the only ones feeling that way. Maeliosa McDaid-Sly, CAMHS Practitioner A timely, well written, thoughtful book designed to help us understand this enormously difficult situation. It's not just the sufferer but the family who will find this invaluable. Margaret Graham, Best-selling author of the Easterleigh Hall series I wish I had read it 3 years ago! But even now I found it has helped me, so whatever stage a carer is at they will benefit from this book.I could really identify with everything Tracy writes about, it was so familiar, I cried, and I smiled throughout. I could feel her despair when she lost her dog. I felt like I was out there trying to find it with her. It wasn't just a lost dog it was her daughter's glue holding her together. Finding the dog was a matter of life or death! No one could understand that unless they knew ED Sharon Gledhill, Pandora Mini Horse Therapy Parent of child recovering from Eating Disorder This book should be on the shelves of anyone concerned with mental health issues and eating disorders, not just the carer or sufferer. It is profoundly moving and deeply practical, sound advice rooted in experience. Judy Hall author of The Crystal Bible, Crystal Prescriptions An inspiration to read Tracy's journey about the impact of family life from her daughter's eating disorder and joyful recovery. It is both honest and hopeful. Importantly it assures the reader that life can move on. Karen Mulvihill Bsc econ, Executive Search Consultant and Career Coach, Mother of a daughter recovering from an Eating Disorder

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Tracy's articles and short stories have been published all over the world in magazines such as Woman's Weekly, My Weekly, Take A Break, Best and The People's Friend. A regular speaker at writing festivals, she also judges short story competitions and organises creative writing workshops.

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