Barbara is featured in this book. She shares her struggle with an eating disorder while being an actress in Hollywood where everyone wants you to be perfect.

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Product Description

A collection of inspiring interviews with renowned writers, models, actors, athletes, and other celebrities who have overcome eating disorders and who courageously share their personal struggles and triumphs. The headlines are filled with the names of people in the limelight who are beginning to speak openly about their tragic relationship with food and dieting in hopes of helping others afflicted with eating disorders. Actors, models, and athletes are particularly hard hit with this dis-ease, primarily because a stunning appearance or performance is part of the job description. Feeding the Fame captures the stories of approximately 20 celebrities who have suffered eating disorders. These original personal accounts reveal the most intimate fears and disappointments, as well as the unconventional, fascinating, and effective paths back to a normal healthy body image and eating patterns.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #973424 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 241 pages

About the Author
Jane Merrill is a freelance writer and researcher.  She has three Master's Degrees from Harvard and Columbia.


Gary Stromberg and Jane Merrill are co-authors of The Harder They Fall: Celebrities Tell Their Real-Life Stories of Addiction and Recovery (Hazelden, 2005). In 1967, Stromberg co-founded a large and influential public relations firm in the entertainment business. He represented luminaries such as the Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night and Muhammad Ali. He also co-produced the motion pictures Car Wash and The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh. Today Stromberg heads a small public relations company in Westport, Connecticut. Merrill has written articles about art, style, and popular history for dozens of magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Penthouse, Town & Country, The New Republic, Redbook, The Christian Science Monitor, and Connoisseur. She is the author of books on raising bilingual children, child care alternatives, and relationships.