Catherine Garrett – författare

Beyond Anorexia is a sociological exploration of how people recover from what medicine labels 'eating disorders', and the first book to focus exclusively on recovery. Beginning with her own autobiography, and drawing on conversations with over thirty other former sufferers, Catherine Garrett demonstrates that narrative is fundamental to social theory and to healing. Her central claim is that recovery is a 'spiritual' experience reconnecting the self with body, nature and society. She analyses spirituality and its relationship with formal religion along with its association with the ascetic rituals of eating disorders. Recovery is shown to be key to full understanding of anorexia, and the processes associated with recovery are explored in terms of embodied spirituality. Using the anthropological theories of Durkheim and van Gennep and contemporary theories of the body, Catherine Garrett reveals some of the social sources of recovery - the solution - which exist alongside the causes of the problem.

Beyond Anorexia is a sociological exploration of how people recover from what medicine labels 'eating disorders', and the first book to focus exclusively on recovery. Beginning with her own autobiography, and drawing on conversations with over thirty other former sufferers, Catherine Garrett demonstrates that narrative is fundamental to social theory and to healing. Her central claim is that recovery is a 'spiritual' experience reconnecting the self with body, nature and society. She analyses spirituality and its relationship with formal religion along with its association with the ascetic rituals of eating disorders. Recovery is shown to be key to full understanding of anorexia, and the processes associated with recovery are explored in terms of embodied spirituality. Using the anthropological theories of Durkheim and van Gennep and contemporary theories of the body, Catherine Garrett reveals some of the social sources of recovery - the solution - which exist alongside the causes of the problem.

Catherine Garrett knows what its like to be over forty and single after a long relationship. Unhappy in her marriage and her career, she did what many women are terrified to do: she let it all go. As a life coach, Catherine shares processes, meditations and stories that encourage single women over forty to release fears, challenge beliefs and limiting life definitions, expose true desires and passions, and use past relationships as springboards to create an exciting future.At one time in your life, you were an individual who had dreams and desires. Have you put your passions at the bottom of your own list of priorities and feel lost in your newfound singledom? Through insight gained on her own journey of self-discovery and empowerment, Catherine inspires women to: EMBRACE being single CONVERT fear into excitement REMEMBER who they really are UNPLUG from limitation DISCOVER lifes hidden gems FOCUS in a new directionRedeFIND SiNGLE 40+ offers time-tested, motivating advice inviting women to summon their extraordinary feminine powers, embrace their independence, and learn how to live a passionate life.