Food and Obsession: the Psychology of Eating

Regarding food, everyone has some special stories: feelings and thoughts about food; dieting in order to lose weight and sometimes overeating; craving for certain foods... These all stem from our obsession with food. If our relationship with food is tense or filled with negative emotions, its impact can often creep into all aspects of our lives without even realizing it. Our food stories are made up of many things: our upbringing, the messages conveyed to us by significant others such as family and the media, and memories of good and painful things about food. All of this combined can have a direct impact on our patterns of thinking and behavior. In Food and Obsession, certified food psychologist and wellness trainer Alice Mussels offers a method to help us identify our obsessions with food, rewrite confusing food stories, and guide us to find a happier, more relaxed way to eat, think, and live. By understanding our obsessions with food and exploring our food stories and how they shape and drive our food choices, we can say goodbye to the guilt and shame surrounding eating and drinking. From then on, food is no longer a problem, but a beautiful thing that nourishes the body and mind. There is no hard and fast action plan in the book, but it is full of thought-provoking questions, inspiring exercises and practical tools. In addition, it also contains 35 mouth-watering recipes that can help us achieve our goal state and 7 small rituals to form good habits. Our ultimate goal is not to control food, but to let food help us live a better life.