Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     1
The Learning Sessions     9
Emotional Eating 101     11
Food, the Over-the-Counter Tranquilizer     25
The Costs of Powerlessness     37
Your Self-Doubt Layer     46
Your Frustration/Reward Layer     61
Your Safety Layer     93
Your Rebellion Layer     109
Your Emptiness Layer     126
The Practice Sessions     139
Recovering Your Power     141
Session 1: Getting Started     147
Session 2: Conquering the Feeling Phobia     170
Session 3: Waking Up from the Food Trance     184
Session 4: Challenging Your Self-Doubts     196
Session 5: Defeat Your Defeatism     213
Session 6: Creating Real Safety     233
Session 7: Maturely Dealing with Anger     245
Session 8: Fill Yourself Up     256
Shrink Yourself Conclusion     264
Index     266