Swallowed Whole A Memoir of CNS, the Secret Eating Disorder |
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| Author:
| Penn, Laurin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9858570-3-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Estep & Fitzgerald
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Many women feel the shame of the secretive eating disorder known as Chew and Spit (CNS or CHSP). This disturbing and harmful eating disorder is the process of chewing a variety of pleasurable foods, and spitting them out in order to avoid unwelcome consequences of gaining weight. Author Laurin Penn takes you inside this numbing ritual and its ugliness, against the sensational backdrops of her debutante and cheerleading days in Mississippi, the music scene in New Orleans and through...
More DescriptionMany women feel the shame of the secretive eating disorder known as Chew and Spit (CNS or CHSP). This disturbing and harmful eating disorder is the process of chewing a variety of pleasurable foods, and spitting them out in order to avoid unwelcome consequences of gaining weight. Author Laurin Penn takes you inside this numbing ritual and its ugliness, against the sensational backdrops of her debutante and cheerleading days in Mississippi, the music scene in New Orleans and through college in Florida and finally, her days of early motherhood. Swallowed Whole blows this secret wide open and brings light to a disorder affecting millions of women and teens.