Stable Weight: A Memoir of Hunger, Horses, and Hope - Whalen, Lisa
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Stable Weight is a story of resilience, empowerment, and the transformative power of the human-animal bond, revealing how even the most sensitive soul can ditch being a good girl for becoming an independent woman. One minute, Lisa Whalen was leaping fences on horseback; the next she was splayed in the sand-mirroring a fall at age sixteen that ended in a psych ward. Whalen chased perfection, in the form of an eating disorder, to the brink of suicide. Treatment helped, but her turnaround came from meeting ten special horses. They challenged her to love her body, live in the moment, and face her fears.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Stable Weight is a story of resilience, empowerment, and the transformative power of the human-animal bond, revealing how even the most sensitive soul can ditch being a good girl for becoming an independent woman. One minute, Lisa Whalen was leaping fences on horseback; the next she was splayed in the sand-mirroring a fall at age sixteen that ended in a psych ward. Whalen chased perfection, in the form of an eating disorder, to the brink of suicide. Treatment helped, but her turnaround came from meeting ten special horses. They challenged her to love her body, live in the moment, and face her fears.
Autorenporträt
Lisa Whalen's writing has appeared in An Introvert in an Extrovert World; The Simpsons' Beloved Springfield; Introvert, Dear; and Adanna, among other publications. She has an M.A. in creative and critical writing, and a Ph.D. in postsecondary and adult education. She teaches writing and literature at North Hennepin Community College, where she was selected Minnesota State College Faculty Association Educator of the Year in 2019. In her spare time, Whalen is an equestrian and a volunteer for the Animal Humane Society.