Butterflies Are Free...What About Me: One Woman's Battle With Anorexia Nervosa - Paperback

by Wendy R. Levine (Author)

Butterflies Are Free...What About Me: One Woman's Battle With Anorexia Nervosa, candidly shares Wendy's 47 year personal struggle living with anorexia nervosa, a potentially life threatening illness. Included in this up-close snapshot are reasons why she latched on to this unhealthy coping mechanism. The book contains poignant writings penned more than 30 years ago while hospitalized for anorexia nervosa in Massachusetts as well as more recent hospitalizations in Florida.

Author Biography

Despite living with anorexia nervosa for 47 years, award winning writer Wendy R. Levine has kept on fighting. A Magna Cum Laude graduate from the State University of New York with a BA in English/Journalism, she has received numerous writing awards and honors, including a prestigious journalism scholarship from Rotary International for graduate study abroad. Sadly, because of her illness, she never made it to Wales.