Take Back Your Life

In this collection of seminar recordings, the conviction in the author's voice reflects the seasoned wisdom she offers about how to stop compulsive eating. Hearing her speak leaves no doubt that she's been refining her message of mindful eating for years. Educating ourselves about healthy eating is the easy part--we know the effects of bad fats, simple sugars, and over-processed foods. But it's hard not to eat those things compulsively, she says, when negative energy from past injuries and distorted self-definitions make us eat to relieve symptoms or punish ourselves. To interrupt the automatic acting out, she explains how regular and methodical emotional inquiry, ideally with guidance from others, can help us accept what we feel and stay connected to what our bodies really need. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine