1 hr 1 min
Wasted and the Phenomenon of the Trainwreck Girl with Marya Hornbacher Recovery Bites
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- Mental Health
In this episode, I am joined by award-winning essayist, journalist, novelist, poet, and New York Times bestselling author of five books, Marya Hornbacher. Her first book, the memoir Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, appeared when she was 23 years old and was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize. In May 2014, 15 years after the original date of publication, the book was updated with a Postscript by Hornbacher. While she doesn’t sugarcoat the hard work of recovery, she does assure that healing is attainable and within reach. With a new ending to her story that adds a contemporary edge, Wasted continues to be timely and relevant.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
• The motives behind the raw, graphic nature of Wasted.
• The phenomenon of the “trainwreck girl” during the memoir boom of the 1990s.
• The unintentional/intentional “glamorization” of eating disorders in the media.
• The invasiveness of social media consumption and the role of personal responsibility.
• The line between being “triggered” and being an educated consumer.
• Recovery is “messy” because life is “messy.”
• How Marya uses the Twelve Step model in her recovery and current life.
• Accepting our personal limitations vs beating ourselves up over them.
• Why self-awareness and self-compassion are vital in the process of healing.
In this episode, I am joined by award-winning essayist, journalist, novelist, poet, and New York Times bestselling author of five books, Marya Hornbacher. Her first book, the memoir Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, appeared when she was 23 years old and was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize. In May 2014, 15 years after the original date of publication, the book was updated with a Postscript by Hornbacher. While she doesn’t sugarcoat the hard work of recovery, she does assure that healing is attainable and within reach. With a new ending to her story that adds a contemporary edge, Wasted continues to be timely and relevant.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
• The motives behind the raw, graphic nature of Wasted.
• The phenomenon of the “trainwreck girl” during the memoir boom of the 1990s.
• The unintentional/intentional “glamorization” of eating disorders in the media.
• The invasiveness of social media consumption and the role of personal responsibility.
• The line between being “triggered” and being an educated consumer.
• Recovery is “messy” because life is “messy.”
• How Marya uses the Twelve Step model in her recovery and current life.
• Accepting our personal limitations vs beating ourselves up over them.
• Why self-awareness and self-compassion are vital in the process of healing.
1 hr 1 min