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<blockquote>Patti Geolat wrote:<img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ593He3FZtXer8Ce8HxcaztiYV7203gsaXyjk44naGsOp0ie9mP89ukbkpJF7T6EvGICetVSgPEhUP4IkDq_gVzdHQkuZMUpz-TGx--4wMWuhazoHpGKGS&amp;usqp=CAc" alt="The Girl in the Red Boots: Making Peace with My Mother" width="151" height="226" align="left" border="1" style="border-color: rgb(34, 30, 31); margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;">

It is 1979, and Judith Ruskay Rabinor at age 37 has just finished her PhD&nbsp; program in psychology.&nbsp; She is about to meet her first patient who is going to set a course for Judith's work for the next 44 years.

The book is ostensibly about Judith's practice in working with patients battling eating disorders.&nbsp; True, that is the canvas on which she paints.&nbsp; But the story is so much bigger.&nbsp; The subtitle reveals the grand aspect of the&nbsp; journey, Making Peace with My Mother.&nbsp; Diving deeply into the complex nature of the mother/daughter relationship is the big picture and Judith paints it beautifully.

The back and forth storytelling from her own childhood until her mother's passing at age 93, is a masterful approach to untangling and then re-weaving the relationship with her mother.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Her personal journey is the most powerful aspect of this book, but there is more to note.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The reader is allowed to listen in on intimate exchanges between doctor and patients with eating disorders.&nbsp; For anyone who cannot relate to someone with an eating disorder, there is dialogue in there that is powerful and a critical aspect to help understand more about this illness.&nbsp; Actual patient identities are, of course, kept anonymous.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A skillful listener and herself a wounded healer, she explores her own story as she helps her patients learn from theirs.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The other aspect of this book that stuck with me is from the first sentence in this review.&nbsp; Dr Rabinor has been working in the field of eating disorders for 44 years.&nbsp; She must be a fountain of information regarding the modern history of this illness.&nbsp; A treasure to embrace.&nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote>

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