Redeemed from the Pit: Biblical Repentance and Restoration from the Bondage of Eating Disorders

by Marie O'Toole (formerly "Notcheva"), Martha Peace (Foreword)

Have you fallen into the pit? Up to 3 percent of all adolescents in the United States have symptoms of bulimia. Five to 15 percent of all adult women show the same signs. Are you one (or do you know someone) of the literally thousands who suffer from an eating disorder, most likely bulimia? Here is hope! Drawing from her own experiences with the disorder, author Marie Notcheva shows you how to overcome this life-destroying habit. No, not by some contrived self-help system, but by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ! Notcheva believes that the person suffering from an eating disorder has made a series of incorrect choices. However, those suffering from bulimia can start making correct choices by believing that the Bible is the Word of God, and that by trusting in the sacrifice of Christ for sinners, they can have new life, and that they can have victory over bulimia.

317 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 3, 2011

About the author

Marie O'Toole (nee Notcheva) (B.A., Print Journalism, Syracuse University) is a writer and biblical counselor from Massachusetts who specializes in eating disorders. She is a graduate of Jay Adams' Institute for Nouthetic Studies. She is the mother of four children. Following a 17-year battle with anorexia and bulimia, Marie began studying biblical counseling and realized the principles she had learned during her own recovery could be used to help others. "Redeemed from the Pit: Biblical Repentance and Restoration from the Bondage of Eating Disorders" was the project that came out of that mission. Marie is passionate about pointing other women to Jesus Christ, the Healer of their souls.