Anita Johnston: Understanding Disordered Eating Through Myth, Metaphor, & Storytelling

The key to understanding the driving forces behind disordered eating lies in metaphor and storytelling.
Anita Johnston (PhD) is a psychologist, storyteller, and writer who walks us through the language of eating disorders. She has served in the eating psychology field for more than 35 years and she is the clinical director of Ai Pono, a residential treatment center in Maui, Hawaii.
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[@Awaken218]

I’m reading her book over and over. I have never read anything like it. It is changing my life. I’m sharing it with every woman I know.

[@designedbybrilliance]

💗 Anita B. Johnston's beautiful book, "Eating in the Light of the Moon" sparked transformation for me in 2008. I am revisiting the book today. ❤️

[@pjnox6779]

Such an enjoyable and insightful lecture.

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What an incredible healing gift💜

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Love🙏🏼❤🦋

[@ellevs1601]

I really loved this. It gave me an insight to my own struggles.