My Other Body is the story of an older sister's fatal struggle with obesity - a younger sister's journey from compulsive eating toward better mental health - and of their love, which survived all challenges.
A voice . . . a validation . . . and a love letter for anyone who struggles with weight, compulsive eating, or body image
"The book is an autobiography that informs the mind and touches the heart. It teaches the two essential clinical skills of empathy and compassion, and is recommended reading for anyone involved in the treatment of severely obese patients."
"I found the book very well written, and I thought you managed to tackle an awfully difficult and possibly off-putting subject in such a manner that the reader is not only able to fully sympathise with your sister's plight, but is able to put aside the judgemental and condescending attitude that, let's face it, our society all too often permits when confronting obesity. I felt a lot of grace in the book and think you should definitely keep writing!!!!"
"Indeed, medical students today are just as likely to be reading Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed," an account of trying to make a living on $7 an hour, or Ann Pai's "My Other Body," a memoir of her sister's compulsive eating, as they are to be reading Tolstoy or Camus."
--Delese Wear, in the AAMC Reporter, October 2006
"I wanted to thank you for including me among those who get to read your book, pre-publication. I found your descriptions of what it feels like to be in the throes of a binge eating episode to be haunting and visceral…some of the best descriptions I’ve read!"
--Ellen Shuman, Director and Life Coach, A Weigh Out
