A Very Hungry Girl: How I Filled Up on Life...and How You Can, Too! - Softcover

Weiner, Jessica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401902235 ISBN 13: 9781401902230

Publisher: Hay House, 2003

Synopsis

A Very Hungry Girl chronicles the journey of Jessica Weiner, who spent most of her life hungering to be someone else. She was so desperate to be accepted and valued that she spiraled into an eating disorder, experiencing the attendant lack of self-esteem that rules—and almost ruined—her life. This compelling book relates Jessica's very personal story, and also captures her unique persona as she travels the country as a performer and motivational speaker listening to thousands of other people's stories. Through her work, Jessica has become the voice of her generation and speaks with a relatable and realistic point of view. Jessica's work has received national attention by The Washington Post, CNN, MTV and Teen People Magazine.

About this title

About the Author:

Jessica Weiner is a motivational speaker, author, talk show host and human being who has dedicated her life to creating work that lifts and upholds the human spirit. She is president of Parallax Entertainment, a multimedia company that produces theatre, television and films based on a wide range of topical issues such as eating disorders, body image, relationships, addiction, school violence, hate crimes and personal empowerment. While her topics are widely varied, her message is the same: we have the power to change our lives - every second of the day! Jessica is the author of ten plays and numerous magazine articles. Jessica has reached more than 1,000,000 people with her creative message of hope, strength, and action. www.jessweiner.com

From Publishers Weekly:

Twenty-eight can be a bit young to write a successful memoir, and, in this case, the author, a performer and motivational speaker, would have done well to get more life experience before attempting it. Although her parents were very supportive of her, she was picked on by classmates who disrupted her elementary school years and eroded her self-esteem. By the time she was 12, Weiner had become dissatisfied with her body and quickly developed an eating disorder that led to a seesaw of starving, bingeing and getting sick. She attended a performing arts high school where she enjoyed acting, but spent her free time with girlfriends who binged together in order to maintain the ideal body Weiner felt society demanded of females. She describes her relationships with boyfriends in college, including one that turned briefly abusive. Therapy helped with the eating disorder, and Weiner began performing theatrical pieces that dealt with body image and violence toward women. In 1995, Weiner created the ACT Out national theater company, performing these pieces for several years at colleges across the country, and she details the feedback sessions held with troubled students after the show. Weiner's personal story comes from the heart and may help others with eating and self-esteem problems. Her writing, however, is often unfocused, and the many testimonials from students included throughout the narrative smack of self-promotion.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hay House
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1401902235
• ISBN 13: 9781401902230
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260