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Perfect Illusions: Eating Disorders and the Family

Resource Type

Video - Parent/Child

Description

Product Description The dramatic experiences of four families whose lives have been impacted by eating disorders. "There will never be a moment in which you are not you. Some may try to hide their existence away, pretending they are someone they're not, but who is this act for? You know the ultimate truth; there is no hiding from yourself. The difficulty of it lies in our societies' ability to create perfect illusions." A young woman named Anna Westin wrote these words in her diary in November 1999, contemplating the toll taken by a battle with anorexia that had begun when she was 17. Anna lost her battle a few months later, after she took a fatal overdose of painkillers. She was 21 years old.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)

Languages

English

Publication

2003 KCTS Studio

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