Women, food and God

Women, food and God An unexpected path to almost everything

Geneen Roth

Book - 2010

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Subjects
Compulsive eating > Psychological aspects.
Food habits > Psychological aspects.
Obesity > Psychological aspects.
Self-help techniques.
Published
New York, NY : Scribner [2010]
Language
English
Main Author
Geneen Roth (-)
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition
Physical Description
viii, 211 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781416543077
  • Prologue: The World on Our Plates
  • Part 1. Principles
  • Chapter 1. About God
  • Chapter 2. Ending the War
  • Chapter 3. Never Underestimate the Inclination to Bolt
  • Chapter 4. It's Not About the Weight but It's Not Not About the Weight
  • Chapter 5. Beyond What's Broken
  • Chapter 6. Reteaching Loveliness
  • Part 2. Practice
  • Chapter 7. Tigers in the Mind
  • Chapter 8. Married to Amazement
  • Chapter 9. Breath by Breath
  • Chapter 10. The GPS from the Twilight Zone
  • Part 3. Eating
  • Chapter 11. Those Who Have Fun and Those Who Don't
  • Chapter 12. If Love Could Speak
  • Chapter 13. Being Hot Fudge Sundaes
  • Chapter 14. The "Oh Shit" Mantra
  • Epilogue: Last Words
  • Acknowledgments
  • Addendum
  • Beginning Inquiry
  • The Eating Guidelines
Review by Library Journal Review

While "God" is in the title of this latest work by best-selling author Roth (When Food Is Love), she touches only lightly on religion, focusing instead on why some people use food to mask their emotions. Overeating numbs feelings and erases unpleasant life experiences, Roth says; eating ends up being about bloating and indigestion, not about enjoying food. Through a series of inquiries, Roth helps overeaters find the underlying reasons for using food as an emotional buffer. Roth also provides seven basic guidelines for eating (which do not include counting calories) and other therapeutic self-help tools. Whether the trap is eating brownies or shopping in excess, Roth's advice could be applied to any addiction. Verdict This is an excellent book for anyone tired of quick-fix diets. Having experienced the ups and downs of emotional eating herself, Roth offers readers genuine and heartfelt advice. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 11/1/09.]-Phyllis Goodman, West Chester P.L., OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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