Breaking Free from Emotional Eating - by Geneen Roth (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Geneen Roth, an exploration of the link between dieting, compulsive eating, and emotion, complete with life-changing advice on how to break the binge-diet cycle forever.

There is an end to the anguish of emotional eating--and Geneen Roth has made it her life's work to help people heal their relationship with food through an understanding of the deeply personal and spiritual issues at the root of compulsive eating.

In this edition of Breaking Free From Emotional Eating, updated with a new introduction, Roth outlines her proven program for resolving the conflicts at the heart of overeating using simple techniques developed in her highly successful seminars to offer reassuring, practical advice on:

- Learning to recognize the signals of physical hunger
- Eating without distraction
- Knowing when to stop
- Kicking the scale-watching habit
- Withstanding social and family pressures

And more!

By not only explaining the cause of emotional binge eating but also providing actionable techniques for readers to implement in their own lives, Breaking Free continues to help people end the binge-diet-cycle once and for all.

Review Quotes

"Informative, liberating, and glowing with warmth and personality, Breaking Free from Emotional Eating is even more relevant today than it ever has been." --Uma Naidoo, MD, Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist and author of This is Your Brain On Food

Praise for When Food is Love

"A life-changing book."--Oprah

"A rare and special book that touches our inner selves with extraordinary courage, authenticity, and beauty. I have seen very few books with this kind of clarity and human depth. It will move you to tears and to joy. It will entertain and delight you, and it will make you a deeper and more compassionate human being."--John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America

"SPECTACULAR! I laughed and I cried. . . a tender and daring book that you'll never forget."--Laura Davis, co-author of The Courage to Heal

"I SEE MIRACLES IN MY LIFE EVERY DAY, AND ROTH IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE THAT HAPPEN."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Anne Lamott in Mademoiselle

"When Food is Love is Roth's seminal work. This is a big, beautiful, and important book. I cannot say enough about it. I hope everyone reads it."--Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones

"She tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose."--Chicago Tribune

"This book is A) good enough to eat, B) nourishing to the heart."--Jack Kornfield, Buddhist teacher, co-author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom

About the Author

Geneen Roth is a writer and a teacher who has gained international prominence through her work in the field of eating disorders. She is the founder of the Breaking Free workshops, which she has conducted nationwide since 1979. She is also the author of Feeding the Hungry Heart, Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating, and When Food is Love. A frequent guest on television and radio programs, she has written for and been featured in Tie, Ms., New Woman, Family Circle, and Cosmopolitan. Her poetry and short stories have been published in numerous anthologies. Born in New York City, she now lives in northern California.