Overcoming Eating Disorders

Saga Lindqvist Springcorn

Eating disorder diagnoses are on the rise worldwide, affecting at least 9% of the global population, of which the vast majority of the patients are girls under eighteen years old. The queues for eating disorder care are long. This is a book to hold in your hands, get guidance and tips from. It goes through facts and myths about eating disorders: many patients in eating disorder care are of normal weight, for example, and it is indeed possible to fully recover from eating disorders.

The book includes exercises such as anxiety management and it’s full of hope for those suffering from eating disorders. It also gives suggestions on how to ask for help and what to say to one’s relatives.

Saga Springcorn is a journalist and screenwriter. She hosts a podcast about eating disorders together with psychologist Evelina Linder, who also collaborates in the book. Saga has her own experience of eating disorders and treatment.

Overcoming Eating Disorders is the first title in a new series of handbooks for young people. The books in the series are easy-to-read, full of concrete tips, exercises and soothing illustrations. The texts are fact-checked by professional psychologists and psychiatrists.