Following up our recent feature article about emotional eating and food addiction, here are some resources for dealing with both: Recommended resources for emotional eating Women, Food and God and Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth, as well as her other books The Food and Feelings Workbook: A Full Course Meal on Emotional […]
Resources to get you connected
This month we have been talking about connection. Last week I introduced the practice of mindful eating as a way of healing your harmful mealtime practices, and opening yourself up to connecting with others. There is still time to register for our November 2nd workshop, and you can find out more at /white_picket_fence/MindfulEatingGroup11-10.pdf. If […]
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Recommended Resources Discussing books with a group of like-minded people is wonderful, but did you know that reading can also be a powerful journaling tool? Simply read a paragraph, page, section, chapter or two and then write down your reflections about what you've read. For other journaling tips, download our […]
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Distorted is an excellent book about the complex dynamic of a family dealing with an eating disorder. It was written by mother and daughter Lorri and Taryn Benson, who share their actual experiences with the daughter's anorexia and bulimia. Al-anon (http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/) is a helpful resource, whether the person you are trying to help has an eating […]
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Beating Ana is a book about the healing power of mentorship in recovery from an eating disorder (http://www.key-to-life.com/book/). Author Shannon Cutts also coordinates a free mentor-mentee matching service and online help forum (http://www.mentorconnect-ed.org/ – link updated Oct 14, 2010). I have just recently learned of her service, so if you have some feedback, I am most […]
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Here are just three books that will be helpful to family members of someone with an eating disorder and body image issues: Andrea's voice – Silenced by bulimia, by Doris Smeltzer with Andrea Lynn Smeltzerwhy she feels fat – Understanding Your Loved One's Eating Doisorder and How You Can Help, by Johanna Marie McShane, PhD […]