Shades of Hope: How to Treat Your Addiction to Food

Description

There are millions of people who bounce from one diet to another with no understanding of the link between emotional eating (compulsive overeating) and not being able to keep off the weight. Author, Tennie McCarty, was herself an overeater, food addict and bulimic. Tennie believes that food addiction is a physical and mental problem with a spiritual solution. Tennie confronted her addictions to unhealthy relationships, food, work and was finally able to find the one thing we all ultimately crave-serenity. In her work with clients, Tennie helps them uncover why they yo-yo diet, why they compromise their health with a diseased relationship to food, why their uncontrollable need for control has left them feeling broken and what it is about their past or present that leads them to seek comfort in the oscillating consumption and restriction of food. Using her trademark humour, in SHADES OF HOPE Tennie offers practical solutions and a step-by-step programme that teaches you how to let go of the bad feelings that have imprisoned you and the never-ending cycle of diets, binges, negative behaviour and broken promises.

Tennie McCarty is a certified addictions specialist with extensive experience treating food addictions. She has been featured on Addicted to Food on the Oprah Winfrey Network, The Dr. Oz Show, The Joy Behar Show and others. She lives in Texas.

Praise for Shades of Hope "Tennie's book provides a way out for those who live the hell of having food as their master. There have been thousands of books written on the subject, which tells us that no one has gotten it right yet. It seems Tennie has. Her model represents a practical, 'no-nonsense,' loving, and, very importantly, experiential approach....This book gives the reader everything they would need to be successful."-Ted Klontz, Ph.D. "This book will touch on you and change your life. Whether struggling with stuff like food, relationships, shopping, or bottom-basement self-esteem, Tennie shows you how to interrupt the blame, shame and guilt to find your inner good-good self, whatever that may be. The only question now is: Are you ready for her? I hope so. Here's to that hope...in every shade you find it!"-Brad Lamm, Addictions Specialist "Tennie has given a miraculous gift to us all, she has brought Shades of Hope to us. It is my prayer and my wish that everyone out there dealing with obesity, eating disorders, any kind of addiction will open this book and begin their healing...."-Ruby Gettinger, star of The Style Network's Emmy-Nominated hit reality TV show Ruby, and producer; author of Reflections on All I've Lost and Gained