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Food school [graphic novel] / by Armstrong, Jade,author,illustrator.;
Olive, a twenty-something college dropout, enrols in a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery where they learn, talk, and cry about eating disorders as part of a survivor support group. Intensely committed to recovery, Olive confronts the secretive, self-destructive, and sometimes tragically comedic nature of their illness, while struggling with the complexities of modern mental health care. With support and perspective from their roommate, a fellow patient, and their partner, Olive learns to open up about their abusive relationship with food and exercise and finds ways to cope with the reality of living in a society that actively encourages disordered eating.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Slice-of-life comics.; Young women; Body image; Eating disorders; Self-esteem;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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