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From hurting to healing . . . resistance to recovery . . . struggle to strength . . . This can be your story When your parents, friends, or partner tell you what you should or should not do to get better, do you think, They just dont get it? Melissa Groman gets it. As a therapist, she has spent twenty-five years helping young women who binge, starve, and physically harm themselves to heal and recover. In Better Is Not So Far Away, she combines her experience, wisdom, and compassion to help you see beyond your behavior, discover who you really are, and decide to change your life. You might know that obsession, disordered eating, and self-harm wont ultimately make you feel better--but you havent been able to stop. Bridging the gap between what you feel and what you do, Groman explores raw emotional pain with a deep knowledge of the human psyche, including stories of those who have suffered, faced, and conquered self-destructive urges.
About the Author
Melissa Groman, LCSW, is the author of Better is Not So Far Away: Decide to Recover from Bingeing, Starving or Cutting, 2015, McGraw Hill Education, and the founder of recoveryhopeandhealing.com. She blogs at www.hopeforward.blogspot.com.
Meeting people at the intersections of food, body, mind and heart, of nature and nurture, psychoanalysis and spirituality, relief and responsibility, Melissa has helped many to feel better about both their inner and outer worlds. Both her personal and professional experiences with eating disorders and emotional pain have helped her guide others towards a balance of progress and protection.
Melissa's trademark warmth, sensitivity and profound understanding of human nature permeate her work. Her on-going focus is on continuing conversations about moving from fear, frustration and self-attack to self-reflection and self-compassion. She also likes to explore how we use language, thoughts and feelings to help us heal and have meaningful, connective relationships with ourselves and others.
Melissa is a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, relationships and healing emotional pain. She has five children, is an avid organic gardener, and welcomes contact from readers.
