There is life beyond your eating disorder-and you deserve to enjoy every minute of it. Johanna S. Kandel, founder and executive director of The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness, struggled with her eating disorder for ten years before finally getting help. Now fully recovered, Kandel knows firsthand how difficult the healing process can be. Through her work with The Alliance-leading support groups, speaking nationwide, and collaborating with professionals in the field-she's developed a set of practical tools to address the everyday challenges of recovery.