Bøker av Galia Carolina Smith

Written unflinchingly, Why My Daughter? From Binge Eating to Restriction chronicles an intergenerational journey with disordered eating that swings dangerously between bingeing and restriction. After witnessing her daughter's eating disorder diagnosis at a very young age, the author's quest for meaning uncovered something deeper: a family narrative stretching across time, with ancestral roots. She realizes her daughter's illness is not an isolated incidence, but the apex of long-unfolded family dynamics. From overabundance to scarcity, from gorging to deprivation, this book confronts the possibility that mental illness can extend beyond the individual, emerging from generational traumas. With illustrations penned by the author herself, Why My Daughter? sheds controversial but urgent light on the collective roots of eating disorders. Both a powerful tool for insight and a guide for parents and therapists, Why My Daughter? From Binge Eating to Restriction shares an impactful message for anyone seeking to understand eating disorders' complex intergenerational ties. This compelling story provides more than answers - it paves the way for healing.

The pages of "I am recovering too", entail a succinctly open exploration of one mother's journey as her only daughter struggles with anorexia nerviosa. A powerfully honest dear diary including illustrations drawn by the author herself. Reading this book is an odyssey through the emerging corridors of a mother's mind alongside her daughter during recovery at home. A quest revealing that both mother and daughter must also recover. "I'm Recovering Too" was written for parents, relatives and therapists seeking to understand how a mother navigates the waters of taking care of an anorexic child at home.