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This collection comprises handwritten diary entries by June Alexander, who grew up on a dairy farm and wrote about family, working and rural life, from age 12 up until 2016. The handwritten diaries are complimented by ephemera, letters and email printouts, photographs of family and friends, digital diaries (2015-2023) and letters (1998-2009). The personal diaries form the basis for her memoir, documenting struggles with mental health, an eating disorder, relationships, studies, writing career and aspirations. There are drafts, publisher letters and a signed published copy of June's 20909 memoir A Girl named Tim. Newspaper clippings of articles both about, and by June are interfiled in the diaries. There are two early school books (scrapbooks), with awards, newspaper clippings and other items relating to June's early writings.
Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
Using Writing as a Therapy for Eating Disorders: The diary healer uses a unique combination of evidence-based research and raw diary excerpts to explain the pitfalls and benefits of diary writing during recovery from an eating disorder. In a time when diary writing remains a largely untapped resource in the health care professions, June Alexander sets out to correct this imbalance, explaining how the diary can inspire, heal and liberate, provide a learning tool for others and help us to understand and cope with life challenges. The book focuses on the power of diary writing, which may serve as a survival tool but become an unintended foe. With guidance, patients who struggle with face-to-fac...
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