The Legacy of Emotional Abandonment | Lena Zavaroni, Anorexia - How it Could have Been So Different

70's child star Lena Zavaroni was plucked from obscurity to international fame at the age of 10 and sent to live away hundreds of miles away from her family with people who seemingly only wanted to make money from her. When she began suffering from anorexia at age 13, her illness forced her to abandon her TV career and by the time she was in her 30s she ended up penniless and living on benefits. Lonely and desperate to cure her condition she begged to have a very risky brain operation (leucotomy) and died from pneumonia a few weeks later at the age of 35.

This sobering story which was aired on UK TV last week showed the price of fame and the terrible aftereffects of losing connection from those you love (an attachment wound). This affects the development of the child's brain and makes addiction much more likely.

Hear how she could have been treated today. Here's Byron Katie's work.
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00:00 Intro Lena is spotted by a talent scout and she is signed up by agents and taken to live with them in London where she was catapulted into fame.
06:47 After being diagnosed at 13 with anorexia (having been told to lose weight by the agents) life becomes a lot tougher as it began to take her over.
09:03 Her death at 35 is unsurprising given her traumatic history - a form of relinquishment (abandonment) trauma which was never resolved.
11:30 An internal feeling of unsafety often expresses itself in addiction. The presence of being seen and felt (unconditional love) is so vital to brain development.
13:00 Byron Katie's work of inquiry helps people to resolve to deeply held beliefs that cause us to suffer. Anorexia is a coping strategy for what's missing in brain development.
17:00 Building a sense of internal safety. Rewriting your story...

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