Psychology and Self Help Books

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Courtney E. Martin, M.A., author of  Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body (Simon & Schuster, Free Press).

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Ron Saxen the author of The Good Eater: The True Story of One Man's Struggle with Binge Eating Disorder published by New Harbinger.

Ron Saxen has worked as a model, stand-up comedian, and comedy writer and had worked in sales for a number of high-profile companies. Ron Saxen is a recovered Binge Eater and is currently living successfully in Northern California. He continues to create new true life stories to tell and one's that he hopes will not only entertain, but provide help and inspiration to the millions of people with eating disorders and the tens of millions fighting the battle of obesity.

Ron's never felt happier, luckier, and more in love than right now. Just in case it is a dream, Ron vows to never pinch himself, and would appreciate it if you wouldn't either. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Aimee Liu, MFA, author of Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders published by Warner Books.

Aimee Liu, MFA, wrote her first book, Solitaire, about her eating disorder in 1979, at age twenty-five.  Aimee is also a novelist. Flash House is a tale of suspense and Cold War intrigue set in Central Asia. Cloud Mountain is based on the true story of her American grandmother and Chinese revolutionary grandfather. Liu's first novel, Face deals with mixed-race identity. These books have been translated into more then a dozen languages.

Before turning to writing fulltime, Liu edited business and trade publications and worked as an associate producer for NBC's TODAY show. She has co-authored seven books on medical and psychological topics. Her articles, essays, and short stories have appeared in anthologies and periodicals such as Cosmopolitan, Self, Glamour, and Good Housekeeping.

Aimee  Liu was born in 1953 and raised in Connecticut. She received her B.A. from Yale University in 1975 and her MFA from Bennington College in 2006. She lives in Los Angeles with her family; teaches creative writing in Goodard College's MFA program and serves on the Advisory Board of the Academy for Eating Disorders. Visit her website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Pamela Carlton, MD., co-author with Deborah Ashin of Take Charge of Your Child's Eating Disorder: A Physician's Step-By-Step Guide To Defeating Anorexia and Bulimia, published by Marlowe and Company.

Pamela Carlton, MD, a specialist in adolescent eating disorders, is a physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is invited to speak at major eating disorder conferences and also consults with eating disorder programs across the country.  Visit her website.

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