Enough: A Daughter's Struggle to Overcome Family Secrets, Shame and Disordered Eating

Enough: A Daughter's Struggle to Overcome Family Secrets, Shame and Disordered Eating

Debra Harden was in the prime of her career as an education administrator when a phone call from her brother confirmed the nagging, uneasy feeling she'd had her entire life - she did not belong in her family. Learning that the man she called Dad was not her father set Harden upon a quest to uncover the secrets to which her family clung so dearly and to discover her true identity. Threaded throughout the pages of Enough, Harden chronicles her lifelong struggle with a binge eating disorder and, despite a successful career and marriage, the never-ending need to earn her parents' love. Ten years after discovering her mother's secret and desperate for answers, Harden found the courage to face her dependence on food and turned to therapy with an eating disorders specialist. Exploring her relationships with her mother and both fathers helped Harden uncover deep-seated emotions and patterns that had shaped her life so that she could recreate her identity and find a sense of belonging. Anyone who has suffered familial abuse will appreciate Harden's story, a journey of self-discovery that led her to a place of forgiveness, acceptance and peace, and to finally feel like she was enough.