In her new book, Susie Orbach probes the mind/body dichotomy, and the cultural phenomena and technological developments that have made the issue much more complicated since we took Women’s Studies 101. Read our thoughts after the jump, and catch Orbach in conversation with Gina Kolata tonight at the 92nd Street Y if you live in New York.
Orbach, who wrote Fat is a Feminist Issue and advised former bulimic Princess Diana, presents examples of individuals whose physical afflictions are rooted in various childhood traumas. These examples make it clear that our psychology affects our bodies as much as our surroundings, and that it’s almost impossible not to pass perverted versions of your own body issues onto your offspring. Sweet!
