Mom in the Mirror

Dena Cabrera, PsyD, serves as a licensed clinical psychologist, certified eating disorder specialist, and clinical director at Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders. She has personally treated hundreds of women and girls struggling with eating and body image issues. Cabrera has been quoted in print publications including Parenting Magazine, Parents Magazine, Prevention, and others. In addition, Cabrera has published several articles and book chapters. She is a wife and mother of two. Emily T. Wierenga is a recovered anorexic and a wife and a mother to four boys (two of them biologically her own). She is the author of three books, including Chasing Silhouettes: How to Help a Loved One Battling an Eating Disorder with Dr. Gregory Jantz and Save My Children: The Story of a Father’s Love. She has appeared on national television and radio multiple times and speaks regularly to church and women’s groups. In addition, Wierenga is a monthly columnist for the Christian Courier; a commissioned artist; and an award-winning journalist. She also serves as official ambassador for FINDINGbalance, as well as a navigator for the National Eating Disorder Association. For more information, please visit www.emilywierenga.com.

Foreword
Introduction

1: Our Bodies, Ourselves—The Dissatisfied Generation
2: A Bruised Beginning—From Girlhood to Adolescence
3: From Bruised to Broken: When Adolescent Turns Adult
4: Before and After—The Effects of Pregnancy
5: Change, Acceptance, and More Change—Embracing Motherhood
6: The Sleepless Wife—How to Balance Marriage and Motherhood
7: Beyond Breast Milk (or Formula)—The Challenges of Feeding Children
8: Food from Heaven—Spiritual Nourishment for You and Your Family
9: Like Mother, Like Daughter—Your Personal Legacy
10: Being the Mirror—How to Inspire Beauty in Our Daughters
11: The Anxious Mother—Using Food, Exercise, or Work as an Escape
12: Friendly Competition—Your Relationship with Other Women
13: As They Grow—Your Changing Role as a Mom and Woman
14: Getting Help—Hope and a Cure
15: Identity Crisis—Discovering True Self-Worth

Appendix
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