Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating [Paperback]

If you've ever found yourself standing in front of the fridge at midnight, eating not because you're hungry but because something else is gnawing at you, this book gets it. Geneen Roth wrote one of the first guides to approach compulsive eating not as a willpower problem but as an emotional one — a way we numb, soothe, or distract ourselves from feelings we don't want to feel. She strips away the diet culture nonsense and asks harder questions: What are you actually hungry for? What would happen if you let yourself feel full? This isn't a meal plan or a set of rules. It's a compassionate, practical guide to understanding the why behind the what. First published in 1984 and still resonant today, it's for anyone tired of fighting their own appetite and ready to make peace with food instead. A quiet classic in the emotional eating space.