I Ate My Vanishing Twin!

I Ate My Vanishing Twin!

Trauma, Spirituality, and Hunger: Making Peace with Food
A Healing Memoir

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 her 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.

A teacher at heart, Purnell seamlessly integrates storytelling, heart-wisdom, and education through her personal musings.