The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook - by Judith Matz & Amy Pershing & Christy Harrison (Paperback)

About the Book

You didn't fail your diet. Your diet failed YOU. In a society where thinness is a measure of worthiness, it's no wonder the multibillion-dollar weight-loss industry continues to flourish while its loyal, repeat customers continue to suffer in shame. After all, we've been led to believe that it's our fault we can't succeed at the latest diet, control our eating, or mold our bodies to the "correct" size and shape. The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook seeks to flip that narrative on its head.

Written by three leading experts in the fields of disordered eating, mental health, and trauma-informed care, this book will become your go-to guide for learning how to reject diet culture, heal your relationship with food, and feel at home in your body. No "wellness plan" needed! In these pages, you'll find a wealth of information, strategies, and stories to help you: - Trust your body to know what it needs to feel comfortable and satiated - Break free from the rigidity of dieting and the chaos of binge eating - Unlearn messages about when and what you're "supposed" to eat - Understand the emotional connection that everyone - yes, everyone - has with food - Let go of internalized weight stigma and body shame - Dispel myths about weight, health, and fitness - Recognize diets disguised as wellness or health plans

Book Synopsis

In a society where thinness is a measure of worthiness, it's no wonder the multibillion-dollar weight-loss industry continues to flourish while its loyal, repeat customers continue to suffer in shame. After all, we've been led to believe that it's our fault we can't succeed at the latest diet, control our eating, or mold our bodies to the "correct" size and shape.

The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook seeks to flip that narrative on its head.

Written by three leading experts in the fields of disordered eating, mental health, and trauma-informed care, this book will become your go-to guide for learning how to reject diet culture, heal your relationship with food, and feel at home in your body. No "wellness plan" needed! In these pages, you'll find a wealth of information, strategies, and stories to help you:

Trust your body to know what it needs to feel comfortable and satiated

Break free from the rigidity of dieting and the chaos of binge eating

Unlearn messages about when and what you're "supposed" to eat

Understand the emotional connection that everyone--yes, everyone--has with food

Let go of internalized weight stigma and body shame

Dispel myths about weight, health, and fitness

Recognize diets disguised as wellness or health plans

Review Quotes

"For much of my life, I believed the lie that the size of my body was something to be 'fixed.' The endless pursuit of weight loss through my teenage years into my twenties left me with poor health, debilitating body shame, a suicide attempt, and a years-long eating disorder. In my own journey to fat liberation and health at every size, all three of these authors have published texts and resources respectively that changed my life and granted me a freedom I did not know was possible, so it should come as no surprise that powerhouse trio Judith Matz, Amy Pershing, and Christy Harrison have created a groundbreaking resource that addresses so many aspects of the harm that weight loss fixation has done on our culture. With a wealth of evidence-based information, practical approaches to countering body shame, and disordered eating, and thoughtful space for individuals and clinicians to be curious about their own experiences, it's doubly impressive that the book's language is so accessible. I cannot wait to bring this text to my workshops!"

--Mary Lambert, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and body positive activist

"I am so grateful to Matz, Pershing, and Harrison for joining forces on this phenomenal workbook. I hear every day from folks in desperate need of this very resource, and these authors have the expertise, experience, and compassion to do this work justice."

--Virginia Sole-Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Fat Talk

"The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating, and Body Image Workbook is a comprehensive resource for learning how diet culture impacts you and practicing how to navigate it all with compassion instead of quick fixes that don't last. This is the kind of workbook that serves as foundational knowledge to equip you throughout your life and as a go-to resource for immediate advice or strategies at the moment you need them."

--Lexie Kite, PhD, co-author of More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament

About the Author

Judith Matz, LCSW, ACSW, is a nationally recognized expert and speaker on the topics of diet culture, binge eating, emotional eating, body image, and weight stigma. She is the coauthor of The Diet Survivor's Handbook, Beyond a Shadow of a Diet, The Body Positivity Card Deck, and The Making Peace with Food Card Deck. Judith resides and practices in the Chicago, IL, area.

Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW, CCTP-II, is the founder of Bodywise, the first binge eating disorder-specific treatment program in the United States, and the co-creator of Attune(TM), an online coaching program for ending chronic dieting and weight cycling. She is the president of The Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor, MI, and coauthor of Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond. Amy lives and practices in Ann Arbor, MI.

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS, is a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, and journalist who has been covering food, nutrition, and health for more than 20 years. She is the author of The Wellness Trap and Anti-Diet, and the producer and host of the podcasts Rethinking Wellness and Food Psych. Christy lives in the New York City area.