I Ate My Vanishing Twin

"Refreshingly unconventional.... I Ate My Vanishing Twin will prove validating, inspiring, and educational for anyone who has struggled with disordered eating and is open to inner explorations and outside-the-box opportunities for wellbeing."

- Catherine Varchaver, MAT, CHHC

Former owner, Body and Soul Nutrition

When the ongoing, energy-depleting diet riot in her head finally became unbearable, Laura Purnell began her healing journey.

With courage and grace, she honors the call to adventure. Purnell invites the reader to join her as she explores the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual impact of traumatic life events. Intrigued by the birth story and the heartfelt experience of having a vanishing twin, she begins her journey by considering beliefs that she took on in utero. Her fundamental quest: finding peace with food, befriending her hunger, liberation from suffering, and shining her light in the world. Writing from both her head and heart, Purnell examines the impact of trauma on the body, our biological needs for safety and connection, our drive to survive, and our soul's yearning for self-realization.