06: Geneen Roth - Food, Feelings and Beliefs

"Our relationship to food, money, love is a reflection about the deepest held beliefs about ourselves." Episode Summary: Suicidal, at the bottom of her suffering after 17 years of perpetual dieting, Geneen Roth found the key to overcome compulsive eating. She shares with us the steps she took to establish a healthy relationship with food after gaining and losing over 1000 pounds. Her experience over many years has led her to become a national best-selling author, linking body image and perpetual dieting with deeply spiritual issues. Some Questions I Ask: Is there a first step towards breaking a dieting pattern? How can you distance yourself from the voice in your head? Why does someone binge? How does someone shift a binging pattern within themselves? What are the eating guidelines? In This Episode You Will Learn: How your beliefs affect your relationship with food. Why your relationship with food is a reflection of your life. 4 steps to shift your binging pattern. How awareness in your body can help you prevent binging. The importance of acknowledging feelings in life and the relationship with food.