The Skinny - by Sheri Segal Glick (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Skinny challenges our beliefs about diet culture, body image and eating disorders as we follow Sheri in her fight to fully recover from anorexia with her signature wit, wry humour, and unflinching honesty.

In this powerful memoir, Sheri Segal Glick explores her rough, rocky, rutted road to being in recovery. As a young teenager, Sheri developed anorexia, and has battled the illness for decades. The Skinny explores her journey, from her tumultuous time as a teenager to the disease rearing its ugly head as an adult, with her signature wit, wry humour, and absolute honesty. Her unique story is matched by her unique style, and the memoir moves back and forth through time, through her experiences and through the moments in life where all there is to do is laugh.

Review Quotes

"A great resource for anyone working with people with eating disorders. A future mandatory read for health care professionals! This cleverly written book is a window into one incredible (and hilarious) woman's journey with anorexia. I cried and laughed through the entire book. I could not put this book down!"
--Dr. Sara Hostland, MD, CCFP-EM

"Sheri Segal Glick's book is an honest, personal reflection, filled with wisdom about therapy, wellness and body image and offers important lessons on some of the most important aspects of the human condition -- friendship, family, and french fries. And it's really funny!"
--Matthew Mendelsohn, public policy professor and strategist

"Sheri Segal Glick's The Skinny is a laugh-out-loud, very human look at a serious problem. It's poignant and heartfelt, but surprisingly funny."
--Jim Davies, author of Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You

"This gut-wrenching and hilarious memoir is a must-read for anyone who has been touched by eating disorders or toxic diet culture, which, let's face it, is pretty much everyone. You will be rooting for
Segal Glick to find the peace she works so hard for, and surely deserves."
--Sarah Housser, MA, Registered Psychotherapist