Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling - Softcover

Johnston PhD., Anita A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0936077360 ISBN 13: 9780936077369

Publisher: Gurze Books, 2000

Synopsis

By weaving practical insights and exercises through a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and folktales, Anita Johnston helps the millions of women preoccupied with their weight discover and address the issues behind their negative attitudes toward food.

About this title

About the Author:

Anita Johnston, Ph.D. (www.DrAnitaJohnston.com) is Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-founded in 1982, Clinical Director and Founder of ‘Ai Pono Eating Disorders Programs in Honolulu, and Senior Advisor and Clinical Consultant for Focus Center for Eating Disorders in Tennessee. In 1986, she developed Hawaii's first in-patient eating disorders treatment program at Kahi Mohala Hospital.

Dr. Johnston is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling and an international speaker and workshop leader with a private practice in Kailua, Hawaii.

Review:

"Read it in the light of the moon and the inner wisdom you find will be worth the lost sleep!" -- -National Eating Disorders Organization newsletter

"This beautifully-written book sheds new light on struggles with eating . . . and offers hope for all who want to be free." -- -Kim Chernin author of The Hungry Self

"This book is a gift to all women who struggle for true nourishment!" -- -Christiane Northrup, M.D. author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

About this edition

• Publisher: Gurze Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0936077360
• ISBN 13: 9780936077369
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224