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This is a short piece from the perspective of a student at the Wellspring Academy of California (formerly Academy of the Sierras) a year round weight loss boarding school for teenagers. This school follows the healthy obsession program created by Dr. Kirshenbaum. He argues that being a succesful long term weight controller requires a "healthy obsession." This experimental piece challenges the notion of healthy obsession.
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This is a short piece from the perspective of a student at the Wellspring Academy of California (formerly Academy of the Sierras) a year round weight loss boarding school for teenagers. This school follows the healthy obsession program created by Dr. Kirshenbaum. He argues that being a succesful long term weight controller requires a "healthy obsession." This experimental piece challenges the notion of healthy obsession.
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