Synopsis

From a young age, Amy carried within her a sense of being unwanted and a constant failure to measure up to her parents’ demanding standards. A childhood trauma—the sexual abuse suffered at the hands of a neighbor when she was eight—remained a secret locked away from her family. This silence fueled destructive behaviors; she began to harm herself and severely limit her food intake, culminating in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder by the time she reached seventeen. Now, Amy consumes barely 500 calor