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LeAnne Brogan was born on January 12, 1958. She resides in Freeland, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two sons. She was raised in a family of seven, with her parents, John and Dolores.

Her story is truthful, straightforward, and emotional. Throughout the book she refers to herself as Amy, a name she loved from childhood. Anorexia nervosa she lived, self-destructed, and rebounded. Her husband, sons and family walked through it with her. She freed herself from deeply suppressed emotions and uncovered hundreds of exceptional and admirable qualities within her. Everyone has them: you need to search within yourself, recognize, and uncover your gifts of uniqueness. Believe in yourself. Accept, respect and love yourself. LeAnne has, and so can you!

LeAnne is employed in the Hazleton Area School District as a paraprofessional working with elementary and middle school children in the Drums Library. A speaker and expert on eating disorders, she wrote her second book, After the Bell Rings, to honor those students who played a vital role in her recovery. Each child is a story. In After the Bell Rings, LeAnne shares memorable moments that occur in school. Her next goal is to write a children's book.

Amy and the author, LeAnne Brogan are united in their experiences with anorexia nervosa. The disorder disrupted her life from age 20 to 45, through marriage, motherhood, and near death when she lost both sets of parents.

Ms. Brogan grew up afraid of her father, and trained herself to replace her emotions with complex food restrictions as she desperately tried to become invisible. Anorexia was her secret, starving herself was her triumph; it made her invincible.

Ms. Brogan's husband and family were supportive, as they tried to understand her disorder. How did she recover? Within the pages, she unfolds the lengthy process by transforming her inner torment and torture into a heart and soul of gold.

LeAnne hopes to relate to those who suffer from eating disorders of all ages. She understands the complexity of these disorders and hopes to bring others out of their darkness.

LeAnne with Abbey
 

  
 
 
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