Publication Date:March 2, 2010 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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ISBN13: 9781416543077
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Very disappointingJuly 29, 2010 barrelsandpoles 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book with great expectations. To my surprise in the first chapter is the really bad four letter word. I cannot see using such language in a book that references GOD. I quit reading it and I would not recommend it. I found what little I read disrespectful.
Valuable perspective despite flawsJuly 29, 2010 Amy Tiemann(North Carolina, USA) "Women Food and God" leads readers on a 210 pages journey building up to Geneen Roth's refreshingly simple but nonetheless challenging 7 Eating Guidelines. Even though food is not my "thing" in the way it is the obsession of many of the women who attend Roth's retreats, I could not help but be changed by this book. After reading the Eating Guidelines, I can't help but think of them when I eat, and this knowledge has raised my consciousness whether I wanted it to or not! Geneen's guidelines make a lot of sense, and her discussion about emotional eating as an escape, a substitute for genuine experience, a numbing mechanism, could apply to other habits or addictions.
While Roth is a talented writer, the book's prose felt a little repetitive. And I got depressed reading the accounts of self-hatred and food obsession contributed her students. Nonetheless, overall, this is a thought-provoking read that is sure to help many find a new path toward a healthier relationship with food, and themselves.
A Book Too Good to Be TrueJuly 27, 2010 Christina Biggert(Escondido, CA) I can't say just how much this book has meant to me, and has helped already (I'm almost halfway thru)! I loved it so much that I bought 2 more and gave them to my mom and friend. Her insights are so amazing. The way she makes you look at things, like how you treat yourself and why, changes everyday thoughts. Even if you cannot get to the heart of why you feel and think the way that you do, she will help you change it for the better and move on!
Personal GrowthJuly 27, 2010 Ina Bruskin(Little Falls, NJ) This book will probably bring me to a new level of thinking about food and eating and the place it holds in my life.
learn, relearn, rinse, lather, repeatJuly 27, 2010 Turtle(California Coast) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There isn't anything new here (for me). And I still really love this book. Why? Because I find that I learn things, forget them, and then need to relearn them. It's not easy being present, doing inquiry, being connected to body sensations, feeling the feelings. Not easy. But very rewarding because it is authentic and real. And the stuff we put on top of that - whether it's food or sex or shopping or whatever is not real, not satisfying, and we know it.
I have again started this process and am finding that I get full more quickly and then have to stop eating. And I also take breaks from it because it is hard work. And it's a start. My body is really incredible. It does wonderful things for me every day and I don't want to use it anymore to avoid feelings that I can handle.
Thanks Geneen for another wonderful book! I wish your Watsonville retreat had room. I'd love to go.
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