A Writer Learns to Embrace Her Imperfect Recovery From an Eating Disorder

A writer learns to embrace her imperfect recovery from an eating disorder

In a new book, Mallary Tenore Tarpley says she's learned to reject perfectionism when it comes to recovery and accept her slip-ups as part of a messy "middle place" between sickness and health.

REVIEW: Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery by Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Reviewed by Marissa Gallerani When Mallary Tenore Tarpley was 11, her mother died of breast cancer. While it was not the sole factor, this loss was a major contributor to the development of an eating disorder that ultimately required in patient treatment and hospitalization. Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery (Simon Element; August 2025) is Tarpley’s memoir of those experiences, as well as an insight into the complex and contra…

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