A writer learns to embrace her imperfect recovery from an eating disorder
- Posted on August 10, 2025
- By NPR
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A writer learns to embrace her imperfect recovery from an eating disorder

In a new book, Mallary Tenore Tarpley says she's learned to reject perfectionism when it comes to recovery and accept her slip-ups as part of a messy "middle place" between sickness and health.