title: Rethinking recovery from eating disorders: spiritual and political dimensions.
abstract: In this article, we portray women's experiences of long-term recovery from anorexia and compulsive overeating. Semistructured interviewing and an interpretive biographical method were used to coconstruct accounts of each participant's transition to wellness. Thick descriptions of self-identified turning points on the path to recovery are framed in terms of the concept of personal positioning in relation to cultural master narratives. The narratives suggest that long-term recovery involves spiritual or political commitment and purposeful engagement with communities larger than the self.
authors.affiliation: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Jill Anne
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Matusek
authors.forename: Roger M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Knudson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D029181:Spirituality; D055815:Young Adult