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As I have now finished the novel, I can honestly say that it opened my eyes in so many ways. My knowledge of eating disorders was satisfactory before reading this incredible story, but now I can say that it is optimal. I consider myself very fortunate that I was able to read Portia de Rossi’sContinue reading “My Final Thoughts”

I am nearing the end of the novel, and I have finally made it to the part I, like another other reader, has been awaiting. The moment that Portia finally begins to take her life back into her control. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, and at times I did not even think that itContinue reading “Realization”

Perspective is something Portia doesn’t seem to understand in her life right now. Whether it be regarding her image, her calorie intake, or her career. Portia is in her own world 24/7, and does not seem to understand or be able to comprehend what “normal” is. She is constantly concerned with how she looks, butContinue reading “Perspective”

Since my last post, I have been getting more in depth into the novel and life of Portia de Rossi. When first starting to read the novel, I was trying to understand the mind of Portia and her mindset around obtaining that perfect model image. She would go days without eating, her mother was helpingContinue reading “Spinning out of control”

This was a question Portia de Rossi asked her friend, and love interest Kali when they went shopping for the first time since her moving to the United States… Life was different for her in Australia where she was born and lived until the death of her father. Life was quite different then… She wasContinue reading ““What size are models?””

It’s hard to believe that it is already the year 2020… Every year I find myself making resolutions and being optimistic, and every year I end up disappointed. The reason that I end up disappointed is because I have been setting unrealistic expectations for myself. Expectations that are not necessarily impossible to achieve, but areContinue reading “My 2020 Resolution”

I have set up this blog to reflect and speak about the novel Unbelievable Lightness by; Portia De Rossi. I chose this novel because it is based on a very pressing and interesting topic; eating disorders. I feel as though eating disorders are not spoken about enough and need to be addressed and understood. AContinue reading “First Blog Post”

My name is Amy Ashton and I am 24 years old. I am a Fanshawe College Graduate, as well as a Fanshawe College Student. When I was completing my Early Childhood Education Diploma, I studied children’s mental health as part of my studies, and it was during this time that I founded my interest inContinue reading “About the Author”