Homesick: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Finding Hope

Mental Health

Author: Jenny Lauren

With captivating blue eyes and dark hair, Jenny Lauren looked as though she’d stepped out of one of the ads for which her uncle, Ralph Lauren, is famous. It was not long, however, before she found herself in a world where it was easy to see herself as less than perfect. She was ten years old when she first starved herself. After many years of bingeing, purging, and compuls….Read More

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