Geneen Roth is a writer and a teacher who has gained international prominence through her work in the field of eating disorders. She is the founder of the Breaking Free workshops, which she has conducted nationwide since 1979. She is also the author of Feeding the Hungry Heart, Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating, and When Food is Love. A frequent guest on television and radio programs, she has written for and been featured in Tie, Ms., New Woman, Family Circle, and Cosmopolitan. Her poetry and short stories have been published in numerous anthologies. Born in New York City, she now lives in northern California.
“Many people are taking about wholeness today, but what makes
Geneen Roth different is her microscopic honesty. She doesn’t hold
back. Her work is about the objective truth, and you can feel it
nourishing your body.”—Christiane Northrup, MD, bestselling author
of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
Praise for When Food is Love
“A life-changing book”—Oprah Winfrey
“A rare and special book that touches our inner selves with
extraordinary courage, authenticity, and beauty. I have seen very
few books with this kind of clarify and human depth. It will move
you to tears and to joy. It will entertain and delight you, and it
will make you a deeper and more compassionate human being.”—John
Robbins, author of Diet for a New America
“Spectacular! I laughed and I cried… a tender and daring book that
you’ll never forget.”—Laura Davis, coauthor of The Courage to
Heal
“I see miracles in my life every day, and Roth is one of the people
who helped make that happen.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author
Anne Lamott in Mademoiselle
“Roth’s seminal work. This is a big, beautiful, and important
book.”—Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones
“She tells of her own experiences with a non-blink frankness
cushioned by the gracefulness of her prose.”—Chicago Tribune
“This book is A) good enough to eat, B) nourishing to the
heart.”—Jack Kornfield, Buddhist teacher, coauthor of Seeking the
Heart of Wisdom
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