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Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain

by Portia de Rossi
₱440.55
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain

Poignant journey through anorexia and self-acceptance.

Portia de Rossi's "Unbearable Lightness" might resonate with you if you're interested in the raw and genuine experiences that come with battling anorexia and the search for self-acceptance. Her courage in detailing both her struggles and triumphs provides a voice and comfort to those who may face similar battles. Moreover, the book can be an eye-opener, offering a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding eating disorders and the aspects of fame that often go unseen.

  • Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain

by Portia de Rossi
₱440.55
ISBN: 9781439177785
Authors: Portia de Rossi
Publisher: Atria Books
Date of Publication: 2010-11-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Personal Development, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Memoir, Psychology, Biography Memoir, Biography, Personal Development, Mental Health, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 41085 readers)

Description

In this searing, unflinchingly honest book, Portia de Rossi captures the complex emotional truth of what it is like when food, weight, and body image take priority over every other human impulse or action. She recounts the elaborate rituals around eating that came to dominate hours of every day, from keeping her daily calorie intake below 300 to eating precisely measured amounts of food out of specific bowls and only with certain utensils. When this wasn’t enough, she resorted to purging and compulsive physical exercise, driving her body and spirit to the breaking point. Even as she rose to fame as a cast member of the hit television shows Ally McBeal and Arrested Development, Portia alternately starved herself and binged, all the while terrified that the truth of her sexuality would be exposed in the tabloids. She reveals the heartache and fear that accompany a life lived in the closet, a sense of isolation that was only magnified by her unrelenting desire to be ever thinner. With the storytelling skills of a great novelist and the eye for detail of a poet, Portia makes transparent as never before the behaviors and emotions of someone living with an eating disorder. From her lowest point, Portia began the painful climb back to a life of health and honesty, falling in love with and eventually marrying Ellen DeGeneres, and emerging as an outspoken and articulate advocate for gay rights
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Poignant journey through anorexia and self-acceptance.

Portia de Rossi's "Unbearable Lightness" might resonate with you if you're interested in the raw and genuine experiences that come with battling anorexia and the search for self-acceptance. Her courage in detailing both her struggles and triumphs provides a voice and comfort to those who may face similar battles. Moreover, the book can be an eye-opener, offering a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding eating disorders and the aspects of fame that often go unseen.

  • Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.