An Outcasted Hasid Finds the Courage to Live By Her Own Beliefs: Deena Chanowitz

Sexually abused by a rabbi in her Lubavitch (a branch of Hasidism) community, abandoned by her parents, and turning to Bulimia to try and make herself disappear, Deena Chanowitz has stared down mountains of suffering to go from suicidal to getting into med school. For more episodes from our Summer '16 season of The What's Underneath Project, visit our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_jxFaykzU8AYcXexqhzER-LEeORM2Nlb Deena Chanowitz: Website: http://www.chefdeena.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefdeenanyc/ StyleLikeU: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=stylelikeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stylelikeu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stylelikeu Snapchat: stylelikeu1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/StyleLikeU Tumblr: http://stylelikeu.tumblr.com/ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/9wJ_b Deena's video was edited by Andrea Cruz and Naomi Ranz-Schleifer Buy Our New Book, True Style Is What's Underneath: The Self-Acceptance Revolution: https://www.amazon.com/True-Style-Whats-Underneath-Self-Acceptance/dp/0789332868?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1