Jena Morrow is an American author and activist known for promoting education of eating disorders and body image issues. Morrow is further notable for combining eating disorder recognition with Christianity and for promoting the faith aspects of recovery.[1][2][3][4]
Jena Morrow | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | North Central College |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, motivational speaker |
| Known for | Books, eating disorders education |
| Website | jenamorrow |
Literature
editMorrow's first book Hollow: An Unpolished Tale was released April 21, 2010. In Hollow, she recounts her three-decade long battle with an eating disorder and her coping mechanisms. A central theme of the memoir is her positive relationship with Christianity in relation to her eating disorder and body image issues.[5]
Her second book Hope for the Hollow: A Thirty-Day Inside-Out Makeover for Women Recovering from Eating Disorders was released three years later on June 28, 2013. Hope for the Hollow is a collection of thirty Christian devotionals used to battle eating disordered behaviors.[6]
Morrow has also published two collections of Christian devotional poetry, titled Verses from a Yielded Vessel and Reflections of Grace.[7]
She has been quoted at length in June Hunt's book How to Defeat Harmful Habits: Freedom from Six Addictive Behaviors. Hunt's book looks at overeating, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual addiction, codependency, anorexia, and bulimia and more from a Christian counseling perspective.[8]
In other media
editMorrow also is a popular commentator on eating disordered topics, writing op-ed pieces for magazines and blogs and giving interviews on the radio.[9][10][11][12][13]
She travels the United States speaking to groups about eating disorders and how detrimental they are in people's lives.[14][15][16][17]
Personal life
editMorrow attended North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Hollow by Jena Morrow". Books For Evangelism. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Morrow, Mary (2013-01-31). "Recovery from an Eating Disorder Inspires Author's Second Book: 'Hope for the Hollow: A Thirty-Day Inside-Out Makeover for Women Recovering from Eating Disorders'". Christian News Wire. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Larson, Susie. "WMBI Chicago | Moody Radio". Moody Radio Chicago. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Bridgett, Diana (5 February 2013). "Ex-Anorexic Christian Woman: The Battle Is in the Mind; God's Image Is Diverse". The Christian Post. Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
- ^ Morrow, Jena (2010). Hollow: An Unpolished Tale. Moody Publishers. ISBN 978-0802448712.
- ^ Morrow, Jena (2013). Hope for the Hollow: A Thirty-Day Inside-Out Makeover for Women Recovering from Eating Disorders. Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. ISBN 978-1938499272.
- ^ "Jena Morrow". Moody Audio. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
- ^ Hunt, June (2011). How To Defeat Harmful Habits: Freedom from Six Addictive Behaviors. Harvest House Publishers. ISBN 978-0736923293.
- ^ Morrow, Jena. "MY FORMER LOVE AFFAIR WITH ANOREXIA". Verily Magazine. Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
- ^ Lustrea, Anita (16 July 2010). "Eating Disorders". Moody Audio. Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
- ^ Fabry, Chris (12 August 2010). "Eating Disorders". Moody Audio. Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
- ^ "The Real Answer in Eating Disorder Treatment". Finding Balance. Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
- ^ Morrow, Jena. "The Love Dare: On How God Sees Us, as Mothers". Chasing Silhouettes. Retrieved 7 Aug 2013.
- ^ Karas, David (2 November 2011). "Forum on body image, eating disorders comes to TCNJ". New Jersey. NJ.COM. Retrieved 22 Jul 2013.
- ^ Huseman, Jessica. "Author tells personal story of eating disorder in new book". The Daily Campus. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "Jena Morrow Luncheon". The Elisa Project. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ Lin, Kristian (18 August 2010). "Night & Day". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "Alumni of North Central College". North Central College. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
