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Greta Gleissner

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Born

in Atlanta, GA, The United States

Website

http://www.gretagleissner.com

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Genre

Memoir, Self Help, Psychology

Influences

Marya Hornbacher, Augusten Burroughs, Laurie Halse Anderson ...more

Member Since

July 2012

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Greta Gleissner is a New York based psychotherapist and author specializing in eating disorders. Greta's other specialties include substance abuse and addictions, mood disorders, and parent-child relationship issues. In her practice, Greta uses an eclectic approach, utilizing a combination of CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic interventions.

In recovery herself, her first book, Something Spectacular: The True Story of a Rockette's Battle with Bulimia is a raw, personal chronicle of the devastating effects bulimia exacts upon her personal and professional life during her time as a Radio City Rockette. Greta has been a recovery speaker and writer for the world-renowned Sierra Tucson treatment facility in Arizona. Greta writes for Gurz ...more

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Setting Realistic Expectations

Setting realistic expectations during the recovery process—and accepting what that reality means for recovery—particularly early recovery—can be a challenging and humbling experience. Many of us in recovery/recovered (interchangeable for me) were very used to setting or having set high expectations in our lives prior to recovery—and they were realistic in the sense that it was normal to expect to

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	Something Spectacular: The True Story of One Rockette's Battle with Bulimia 3.88 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Spectacular: The True Story of One Rockette’s Battle with Bulimia by Greta Gleissner (Goodreads Author), Dina Pearlman (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[Something Spectacular] [By: Gleissner, Greta] [May, 2012] by Greta Gleissner (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BY Gleissner, Greta ( Author ) [{ Something Spectacular: The True Story of One Rockette's Battle with Bulimia (New) - Greenlight By Gleissner, Greta ( Author ) May - 29- 2012 ( Paperback ) } ] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars