A Girl Called Tim: Recent Episodes
Dr June Alexander
June Alexander developed Anorexia Nervosa at age 11. So began a journey of more than 40 years with two eating disorders. A Girl Called Tim is about an unrelenting quest to reclaim identity, grab hold of the hand of that little girl lost, and set out on new adventures to rebuild and explore true sense of self. In this podcast, Dr June Alexander reads her memoir, written almost entirely from her diaries, which she began writing at the age of 12.
Hello - I'm June Alexander, and I'm going to speak to you today about my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape from an Eating Disorder Hell. I'm going to read from my memoir, and first of all I'm going to read the introduction.
The post Introduction and First Chapter first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hello, I am June Alexander, and I am the author of a memoir called A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I am reading my book throughout chapter by chapter, to share with you. You can purchase the book online as an eBook or you can purchase the paperback, but I thought you might also like to...
The post Chapter 2: My Illness Deepens first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading Chapter 3 in my memoir A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I experienced Anorexia Nervosa from age 11, until I recovered at the age of 55. It was a long journey, but I got there, and life is absolutely magnificent today. I am going to read today, chapter...
The post Chapter 3: Patty Cake Breakthrough first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at the age of 11, and was in my 30’s when I started my recovery journey. At age 55 I regained my healthy self, and life since then has been super-wonderful. My message...
The post Chapter 4: Sweet Sixteen first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I’m June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed my eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and was in my 30’s when I started my recovery journey. At age 55, I regained a connection with my healthy self, and my life since then has been super-wonderful. My...
The post Chapter 5: On Exchange in Missouri first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hello, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11 and was in my 30’s when I started my recovery journey. At age 55, I regained my healthy self, and life since then has been super super wonderful. My message...
The post Chapter 6: Engaged at 19, Married at 20 first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11. I took a long time to recover. Actually I was 55 when I regained my healthy self, and life since then has been super super wonderful. My message is that...
The post Chapter 7: Log Truck Accident first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and I did not really recover my true sense of self until I was aged 55. And after that, life became super-wonderful. Really, really worth the effort of recovery....
The post Chapter 8: Babies first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, when I was 11 years old, and recovery took a long time. I was 55 when I regained my healthy self, and life since then has been super-wonderful. My message is that...
The post Chapter 9: Return to the Lindenow Valley first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and after a long, long recovery journey, I regained my sense of self at age 55. And life since then as been super super wonderful. My message is that...
The post Chapter 10: Losing my Sense of Self first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and after a long journey I regained my healthy self at the age of 55. Life since then has been absolutely super-wonderful. My message is, recovery can occur at...
The post Chapter 11: Seeking Help first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11. It wasn’t until age 55 that I regained my healthy self, and my life since then has been super, super-wonderful. My message is that recovery can occur at every...
The post Chapter 12: Childhood Secret Revealed first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and I was 55 when I regained my healthy self. Life since then has been absolutely wonderful. I want everybody to have that full life. My message is, recovery...
The post Chapter 13: Move to the City first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and I did not recover my authentic self until age 55, and life since then, however, has been absolutely, absolutely super-wonderful. My message is that recovery can occur at...
The post Chapter 14: Illness Isolates and Conquers first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and it wasn’t until the age of 55 when I regained my healthy self. Life since then has been absolutely super-wonderful. My message is that recovery can and does...
The post Chapter 15: First Step to Restoration first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir, A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at the age of 11, and I had a long, long journey to recovery. At age 55 I regained my healthy self, and life since then has been full and super-wonderful. My...
The post Chapter 16: Filling in the Gaps first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11, and I was in my 30’s when I started my recovery journey. I did not regain my healthy self until age 55, and my life since then has been...
The post Chapter 17: Weddings, a Bird and Me first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at the age of 11, and I did not regain my healthy self for many years, until I was age 55. But my life since that age has been absolutely super-super-wonderful. My...
The post Chapter 18: Soaring first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.
Hi, I am June Alexander, and I am reading my memoir A Girl Called Tim: Escape From an Eating Disorder Hell. I developed an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, at age 11. It wasn’t until I was 55 that I regained my healthy self, and my life since then has been super-charged and super-wonderful. My message is everywhere I go that...
The post Epilogue first appeared on Life Stories Mentor.