Nine years ago, a book based on this blog felt like it was going to be an easy project. A month ago, the book was finally published, in a form that bore practically no relationship to where I’d ...

One of the most pervasive and pernicious myths about anorexia is that people suffering from it don’t feel hunger as normal people do. The etymology reflects this misconception: the Latin ‘anorexia’ ...

Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: “Onstage, I can be who I really am.” By Alex Marshall ...