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©2025
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225 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Lee Tilghman--also known as @LeefromAmerica--was one of the very first wellness influencers. To her nearly 400,000 followers, she shared daily updates and advice on everything from skincare and sleep hacks to smoothie bowls, travel, and workout routines. She embodied #SelfCare. Her sponsorships with such brands as Madewell and Subarunetted an income of over $300,000 a year. On the grid, her life seemed perfect. But behind her carefully curated posts, Tilghman was in crisis, suffocating from the unrelenting demand of keeping up her online facade. Her friendships frayed from an inability to enjoy any activity, even a simple dinner, without taking hundreds of photos.She found herself viewing everything she did as potential content for Instagram. The more she shared, the more her followers craved. ... Her job's focus on food led her to develop a severe fixation on healthy eating. ... After a stay in a mental health facility to address her disordered eating and psychological decline, Tilghman quit influencing as her primary career and set out to discover who she really was"--