Catherine Olian

We all know that who we are and what we've achieved are more important than what we weigh, don't we?  Then why are so many women, even high achieving women, obsessed with being thin? And how would life be different if, suddenly, those extra pounds vanished? I lost weight and found out. 

Not all newly adopted children feel grateful when they are whisked from impoverished orphanages overseas and find themselves surrounded by American affluence. Many are terrified, and some have even been told they've been adopted to be killed for their organs.