Losing Your Pounds Of Pain: Breaking the Link Between Abuse, Stress and Overeating [Paperback] Virtue, Doreen

Doreen Virtue draws a direct line between emotional trauma and the weight we carry — not as metaphor, but as survival mechanism. This isn't another diet book. It's about understanding why food becomes armor after abuse, why stress sends you to the fridge at midnight, and how pounds can serve as a buffer between you and a world that once hurt you. Virtue, a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, walks readers through the psychology of protective weight gain with compassion and practical tools. She addresses childhood abuse, toxic relationships, and chronic stress — the wounds that traditional weight loss programs ignore. If you've ever felt like your body is holding onto something heavier than calories, this might be the book that finally makes sense of it. For anyone who suspects their relationship with food is tangled up with their past.