225 pg, paper, '09

This book contains a structured, step-by-step program to heal the unconscious blocks behind disordered eating. It is based on the idea that recovery means getting in touch with and honoring the body's internal signals, whether for food, rest, or exercise. It also means connecting with our feelings, choosing to take time for ourselves, being intellectually stimulated, and improving our relationships with others, among other things.

This honoring of Self results in a shift from external forms of control, such as dysfunctional eating or dieting, to an internal source of self-love and responsibility, or what the author calls, "being true to ourselves." Readers are led through a process of Self discovery and healing that makes it possible to naturally eat when hungry, make healthy food choices, and stop when full—permanently.

Treatment centers, therapists, and clients are successfully using this innovative program.

The challenge is that many people with yo-yo dieting, binge eating, disordered eating, or food addictions could write books on nutrition and diets. They know the calorie count, fat grams, and carbohydrates of every bite they take. They have more knowledge of food composition than most people. The problem is that they cannot put that knowledge into long-term practice because they eventually hit the hidden blocks that have prevented them from attaining their goals. The stuffed feelings and issues surface and they return to old way of coping—by abusing food—and the obsessive thoughts of food, weight, diet, and body image.

The answer to the problem and the healing that needs to take place are both internal. External forms of control cannot be the solution! These results last only temporarily. This book offers a way to get of the merry-go-round.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1 – Facing the Fact that Diets Don't Work
2 – Where We Are Now
3 – Coming Home to You
4 – Stuffing Your Feelings
5 – Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
6 – Exploring Your Beliefs & Values
7 – Boundaries
8 – Self-Discovery and Healing
9 – The Blessing of Self-Esteem
10 – Overcoming Emotional Eating
11 – Coping in New Ways
12 – Filling the Emptiness
13 – Assertiveness Matters
14 – Forgiveness Frees Us
15 – Living Diet Free!
16 – The Power of Purpose & Goals

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Rebecca Cooper is the Founder of Rebecca's House eating disorder treatment programs in Orange County, CA. She a licensed California therapist (MFT), a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCH), and an International speaker. She is a frequent media guest on television, the internet, and radio to raise awareness of yo-yo dieting, eating disorders, binge eating, food addictions, overeating, and recovery.

CLIENT COMMENTS:

"I never dreamed I could listen to my own appetite and eat what I want. This whole concept blew me away and unraveled every teaching I had ever received about weight control."

"I have struggled with yo-yo dieting all my life until I went through your program. For the last five years, I have not obsessed about food, weight, or dieting and I have maintained my ideal weight."

"I have lost my old ways of viewing food. I eat now because I am physically hungry and stop when I'm full automatically."