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Jenni Schaefer is a bestselling author, singer/songwriter, and eating disorder and trauma advocate. Jenni has appeared on shows like “Today,” “Dr. Oz,” and “Dr. Phil,” as well as in publications ranging from Cosmopolitan to The New York Times. Her books include Life Without Ed; Goodbye Ed, Hello Me; and Almost Anorexic, a collaboration with Harvard Medical School. Currently, Jenni is at work on a book about fighting through PTSD. She is a National Recovery Advocate with Eating Recovery Center and its partner program Insight Behavioral Health Centers. Chair of NEDA's Ambassador Council, she lives in Austin, Texas, where she enjoys the outdoors.

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You've been such an inspiration to me since I read your books (my therapist suggested them to me!). I watched the live video you did with Crisis Text Line the other day. Amazing! I do have a question for you when the relapses and urges get way too strong and you feel reaching out to someone is impossible what do you do? I've been struggling badly the last two weeks. Kind of need encouragement!

Jenni Schaefer Hi Sage - Thank you for joining the Facebook Live as well as our Life Without Ed® book group. I love having you a part of it. In the group, Heidi answ…moreHi Sage - Thank you for joining the Facebook Live as well as our Life Without Ed® book group. I love having you a part of it. In the group, Heidi answered a very similar question beautifully here in the "Help! I Need Encouragement ASAP" section. Link here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (Sept 14 post). So, you might look at that list! Also, to answer your question in my perspective, I ultimately learned that I had to reach out to someone NO MATTER WHAT! Often, I didn't feel like reaching out to someone. That is when I needed to reach out most. Ed will always discourage reaching out. Much of recovery is about feeling uncomfortable. We sit in discomfort in order to feel comfortable in the end. Hope this helps! Don't quit. All in all, my answer (albeit difficult to do) is: reach out anyway. You got this. (less)

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Jenni Schaefer Thanks for asking, Katrin! It wasn't until I entered recovery that I even thought about writing a book. Prior to recovery, my perfectionism led me to …moreThanks for asking, Katrin! It wasn't until I entered recovery that I even thought about writing a book. Prior to recovery, my perfectionism led me to hate writing. (Writing isn't fun when it has to be perfect!) I actually dedicated an entire page on my website to this topic. Check it out: https://jennischaefer.com/resources/#... Hope this helps!(less)

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	Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer (Goodreads Author), Thom Rutledge 4.04 avg rating — 3,513 ratings — published 2003 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life 4.08 avg rating — 969 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost Anorexic: Is My (or My Loved One's) Relationship with Food a Problem? by Jennifer J. Thomas (Goodreads Author), Jenni Schaefer (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	En paz con la comida: Lo que tu trastorno no quiere que sepas / Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer (Goodreads Author), Tom Rutledge 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	En paz con la comida: Cómo me liberé de mis trastornos alimentarios y cómo tú también puedes hacerlo by Jenni Schaefer (Goodreads Author), Thom Rutledge really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Facing The Invisible Monster: How I Came Back from Trauma, and How You Can Too 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Real hope combined with real action has always pulled me through difficult times. Real hope combined with doing nothing has never pulled me through.”
― Jenni Schaefer, Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life

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“I would not encourage you to go through the sweat, blood, and tears of the recovery process only to reach some kind of mediocre state where you were just ‘managing’ the illness. It is possible to live without Ed.”
― Jenni Schaefer, Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover from Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life

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“To stay in recovery, you must be responsible for finding your own motivation. Remember, motivation may not be easy to come by at first. It will probably be a very small, timid part inside of you. When you find it, let that part be in charge. Let the minority rule and lead you to a life you never dreamed was possible”
― Jenni Schaefer, Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too

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