Heidi Wedel

The Invisible War

Heidi Wedel is the author of The Invisible War, a memoir about bullying, eating disorders, and the life-saving work of telling the truth.

The Invisible War

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The thesis

When bullying carves away a young person's sense of self, the eating disorder that fills the void feels like salvation - a private war that looks like control from the inside and invisibility from the outside - and the only way out is to stop performing "fine" and begin the terrifying, life-saving work of telling the truth.