Member Review

Ink In Water's cover instantly pulled me in. It's art was a beautiful picture of depression and I felt like I would identify with the work on a personal level.
Lacy walks readers through her self esteem and body issues that leads to trouble with eating. Always honest, we watch her fall into despair, hit rock bottom, try to pull herself out, make some progress and then recede and then make progress again. This is the truth of any obsession, addiction, and any mental disorder. While I don't have an eating disorder, it was easy to understand her anxiety and recession as I suffer from depression myself. I saw my journey in hers and I saw the hope that is there.
Other than art, I really love that this book looks at the idea that 12-step doesn't work to change thinking patterns. While it can be very helpful and keep you accountable but Lacy saw that she still had issue with in her to deal with. Finally, when she meets someone who changed her way of thinking, then she was able to embrace who she was as a person. For me it was a therapist while for Lacy it was a method of exercise and health that challenged everything she had believed before.
A gorgeous representation of being stuck inside one's head , Ink in water truthful , sad, and inspiring all at the same time. I encourage those with issues to read it so you won't feel alone and I encourage people with out issues to rea it because then you will start to understand what we go through.