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I am a licensed psychologist and certified eating disorder specialist. I love reading and writing anything related to our collective mental health, modern parenting, and the general state of the world.
Author of THE BLUE DRESS, a novel based on her childhood as an Iranian immigrant w/body image & mother-daughter relationship struggles, published March 24, 2026, from Macmillan's FSG. Work in NYT, WashPo, NBC news, TODAY, HuffPost, among others.
Mom | Journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin | Author of the new book, "SLIP: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery."
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