Maybe you're struggling with an eating disorder and feeling alone. Maybe you're supporting someone who's struggling and feeling confused. Either way, A New Name by Emma Scrivener is a must-have for your bookshelf this year.
Engagingly written, the pages of this book leave the reader in no doubt about the complexities that lie behind eating disorders, the huge battle that people with anorexia face but, most importantly, the real hope that lies in Jesus. By telling her story, Emma gives us all a glimpse into what it can feel like to be overwhelmed with the desire to control life by controlling food and the wonder of being able to break free.
Underlying the book there is an unshakable confidence that God is the ultimate life-changer who brings healing to his children. But there is no air of triumphalism or any hint that one simply needs to turn to Jesus and everything in life will be perfect. Her honesty about her ongoing struggles with the legacy of anorexia is a helpful reminder that all of us have challenges in this life that wont be solved this side of eternal bliss.
This book doesn't claim to be an "everything you need to know" text on eating disorders. Nor is designed to be a biblical treatise on pastoral care. It is, however, a powerful testimony to God's work in one person's life which will without doubt inspire and encourage those who struggle and those who support.
Why not buy a copy for yourself or as a gift for a friend.
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Helen Thorne is Director of Training and Resources at Biblical Counselling UK. She formerly worked with the London City Mission and has written Hope in an Anxious World, Purity Is Possible, Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers and 5 Things to Pray for Your City. She attends Dundonald Church in Raynes Park, London.