Silent Screams
A collection of poetry written during my struggle with Bulimia
Silent Screams is a book of poetry written about my experience with an eating disorder
I suffered with Bulimia for 6 long years, living a life of lies, deceit, pain and obsession. During that tumultuous time, the only thing that kept me afloat was writing poetry.
The poems that I wrote were held in such secrecy that I would have rather burned them then let anyone know how I felt.
How glad I am now that I didn’t burn them.
After I began my journey to recovery, I decided to collect and publish the poems in a full-length book that covers my deepest despair to the ultimate hope I found to finally recover.
I didn’t make many changes to them, rather, left them in their raw condition. The desire to have them be made public spoke to my commitment to getting better. And I did.
Silent Screams is now in its second printing and has just been re-released this month. It has toured across North America and is used in school curriculum's, research, eating disorder programs and workshops from here to the UK.
I added a new preface to the beginning and updated the resource information at the back.
It has been such a personal journey to see this book from start to finish and I am so happy that it continues to touch so many people along the way.
I would really appreciate your support by buying your own copy or purchasing one to give to someone who struggles with an eating disorder. You can buy it and read excerpts at: www.trafford.com/02-0694.
