Eating Disorder

After years of starving herself and a long stay in an eating-disorder unit, a young mother shares how prayer, therapy and self-acceptance helped her overcome anorexia, rebuild her family life and learn to truly love her body and her soul

Seeking distance from her family’s growing faith, Shahar Smit found herself far from home, quietly battling an eating disorder. What she encountered there became the beginning of healing beyond food.

How a well-meaning friend, who cared so much for my well-being, led me to a false joy and left me starving? The letter that will never be sent