Anorexia, Bulimia & Bipolar Disorder

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Immediate: October 7, 2011 Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634 Email: alicia.steger@ncc.edu ncc.edu/newsreleases

Nassau Community College Presents Two Programs About Anorexia, Bulimia & Bipolar Disorder:  Author and Mental Health Advocate Marya Hornbacher October 19

Garden City, NY – The Nassau Community College Cultural Program is proud to present Marya Hornbacher, best-selling author and mental health advocate, in two separate presentations on Wednesday, October 19.  "Wasted:  My Journey Through Anorexia and Bulimia" at 11:00 a.m. and "Madness:  A Bipolar Life" at 2:00 p.m. will both take place in the College Center Building.

"Wasted:  My Journey Through Anorexia and Bulimia" begins with a brief reading from Hornbacher's classic book "Wasted."  She then moves on to her own story, discussing what it's really like to live with an eating disorder.  Hornbacher discusses her belief that our entire culture is engaged in the eating disorder game and the ways each of us — eating disordered or not — are affected by media messages, social norms, and our own obsessions with body and food.

In "Madness:  A Bipolar Life," Hornbacher reads from her best-selling memoir of the same name.  The book tells the story of her nearly being beaten by, but ultimately triumphing over, severe and persistent mental illness.  Hornbacher testifies to the real possibility for healthy, satisfying lives for mentally ill people.  She also urges listeners to think about how they can make it happen in theirs.

For more information about these programs — which are free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled — call 516.572.7153.

About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 24,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education.  More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island.  As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.

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