Betsy Brenner is an Eating Disorder Recovery Speaker and Peer Support Mentor. She will be a published author with the release of her memoir, The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Midlife, in May 2021. Betsy is a long-time high school tennis coach. She and her husband Jeff reside in Barrington, Rhode Island and are the parents of three grown children.
Diaries a lens for eating disorder memoir
From eating disorder shame to ‘an open book’ A silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was the gift of time to embark on the incredible journey of writing my memoir. A project of this magnitude always seemed too daunting but as soon as I began pouring through my old diaries, I thought that writing my..
An eating disorder relapse in mid-life is an opportunity for self-growth
In my mid-50s, I am still working on an important task, figuring out who I am without my eating disorder…I am excited, and ready! I have learned directly that recovery from an eating disorder is not all sunshine and rainbows. Ideally, in recovery one learns to use healthy coping skills to deal with life’s stresses..