"I marvel at Ann’s ability to talk honestly not only about the pain of watching her sister’s life deteriorate, but her own battle with binge eating and obesity. She lost her sister, so she makes new sisters of all of us who share her struggles."
- Laura Filla, Shawnee, Kansas
"From the first page to the last, I could not put this book down! The book is written in a honest style from a unique point of view. Chills, tears and happiness are just a few of the emotions I felt while reading this book."
- Katie Danielsen, Fairfield, Iowa
"While Ann Pai’s My Other Body is a magnificent monument to a beloved sister who struggled with morbid obesity, and, ultimately, with life itself, it is much more than that. It is a generous gift of empathy to everyone who has ever struggled with the limitations of being a fallible human being. Readers, whether they are personally fighting obesity or less visible demons, will thank Ann Pai for understanding the difference between a problem and a person. My Other Body is an advanced course on love, not the easy kind that some feel while riding a wave of good fortune, but the hard kind, that loves more deeply as what is most precious slips away."
- Lawrence W. Smith, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Seattle Advisory Team Member, obesityhelp.com Co-founder, Ethix Media (ethix.com)
"As the Director of Student Resources, Wellness and Diversity at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), I am pleased to write this letter of recommendation for Ann Pai, author of My Other Body. Ann spoke to our medical, nursing, allied health and graduate students as part of our Student Wellness Program series... Students shared the following comments:
“Great to have a person with a personal insight of America’s leading pandemic issue of obesity.”
“Incredible speaker and kept the audience engaged.”
“It was good to hear about the other spectrum of eating disorders instead of the usual anorexia/bulimia. It is such a huge issue for this nation.”
“Wow, this was a great presentation. I really enjoyed the means by which she presented the information. Excellent testimonial.”
“Definitely bring her back. Advertise heavily; get as many people to come as possible.”
- Theresa Brown, Director of Student Resources, Wellness and Diversity University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)
