Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myths, Metaphors and Storytelling

by Anita Johnston, Ph.D.

Overview

By weaving practical insights and exercises through a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and folktales, Anita Johnston helps the millions of women preoccupied with their weight discover and address the issues behind their negative attitudes toward food.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780936077369
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	04/13/2000
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	135,534
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Anita Johnston, Ph.D. (www.DrAnitaJohnston.com) is Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-founded in 1982, Clinical Director and Founder of ‘Ai Pono Eating Disorders Programs in Honolulu, and Senior Advisor and Clinical Consultant for Focus Center for Eating Disorders in Tennessee. In 1986, she developed Hawaii's first in-patient eating disorders treatment program at Kahi Mohala Hospital.

Dr. Johnston is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling and an international speaker and workshop leader with a private practice in Kailua, Hawaii.

What People are Saying About This

Christiane Northrup

This book is a gift to all women who struggle for true nourishment!"
— (Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom)

Kim Chernin

This beautifully-written book sheds new light on women's struggles with eating and offers hope for all who want to be free.
— (Kim Chernin, author of The Hungry Self)

Rebecca Ruggles Radcliffe

Dr. Johnston is a storyteller 'superb,' who interprets inner landscapes, guides us through unfamiliar and often intimidating territory, and helps us emerge whole and fully alive. This book will be ain immense help to anyone who is ready to deeply understnd the inner workings of her relationship with food.
— (Rebecca Ruggles Radcliffe, author of Body Prayers)