Women, Food and God - An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything - Geneen Roth

Women, Food and God is a an insightful book exploring the relationship between discontentment, comfort eating and spiritual emptiness. There are many interesting concepts uncovered and it is clear that our emotional health is very much mirrored by our relationship with food. Are you a restrictor permitter? Do you thrive on the sense of control felt by restricting your food intake and basing your self worth on how little you had, or marvel in the instantaneous joy and escapism experienced through gorging and consuming, leaving you ill and numb?
Women, Food and God teaches us tools to use to uncover or inquire what is going on beneath the surface. By being mentally present and aware in our interactions with food, and in exercising mindfulness is key. To only eat when hungry, to not stand, watch tv, read, talk while eating. Listen to your body and eat what it tells you. It will guide you.
When experiencing any emotions, pay attention to the reactions your body is displaying. Do not let that negative voice from your childhood instill anymore ideologies about what you "should" do or who you "must" be. You are you, perfect as you are. You do not ever need to feel less than. And never confuse that self punishing voice with your soul. You may have felt that you have been putting yourself down for most of your existence, but this is nothing more than an authoritative figure who let their presence be known at an impressionable time in your early life. You would never treat another being in this way, do not let yourself be abused or dictated to.