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books:

The Art of Being: Reflections on the Beauty and the Risk of Embracing Who We Are

2 reviews
Constance Rhodes

Shaw Books, 2004

A valuable book to read and share
I bought this book because I am interested in the subject, especially from a Christian perspective. I appreciated the low price I got it for on Amazon, of course! Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and "gobbled it up" within a 6-hour drive. Some parts of it made me cry, because God used statements in it to powerfully minister His love to me. Each contributor in the book had at least one ...

The Monster Within / Life Inside the "Thin" Cage - 2 Book Set
Cynthia Rowland McClure, Constance Rhodes

Bethany House, 2002

THE MONSTER WITHIN - Cynthia Rowland was an outwardly vivacious and successful television news reporter, who inwardly had slipped into the depths of bulimia. An addiction to binging and purging and heavy doses of laxatives finally landed her in treatment. The Monster Within tells the story of her descent into sickness, her struggle to learn why she was engaging in slow suicide, and the courage and grace it took to get well. This updated edition ...

Life Inside the "Thin" Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter

8 reviews
Constance Rhodes

Shaw Books, 2003

The Key to the Cage
We can draw on the stories of others to find our way out. Constance manages to talk openly about her struggle with a sub clinical ED which allows the reader to find shelter and acceptance. Fellow sub ED journeymen will realize they are not alone and there is light at the end of the tunnel. I believe her willingness to be vulnerable and create a public medium for sub clinical ED materialwill ...