Desperately Seeking Self: An Inner Guidebook for People with Eating Problems

by Viola Fodor

Book Overview

This little book is a powerful reminder that your true nature is the most precious resource that you have to help yourself. Presented in the unique form of a dialogue between a therapist and a client, it encourages self-reflection and the daily practice of inner silence as powerful ways to nurture this true self and your full healing capacity. Tenets of psychology, philosophy, and spirituality are subtly woven into easily-understood messages of hope...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 093607728X
• ISBN13: 9780936077284
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Gurze Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A unique contribution to eating disorders literature

For 10 years I was lost in the world of my eating disorder and then in 1988, I met Viola Fodor, a psychotherapist. She spoke to me about many things, such as true self, inner wisdom, meaning in life. What she told me helped me to turn my life around and heal completely from my eating problem. She's now encapsulated the essence of her teachings in this remarkable book, which doesn't talk about acting as if you're okay or positive affirmations. No, this book deals with the process of real profound change. The kind that happens from the inside out. The kind that leads you to your true self. It tells you how to tap this essential process (and we all have this capacity) so it stays with you forever, guiding you through the most difficult challenges in your life, including an eating problem.

A beautiful walk through the shadowlands of our minds

I have read the first edition of this remarkable book by Viola Fodor. I highly recommend it to all those who wish to learn more about themselves and how to deal with their inner feelings. Having an eating disorders is not the only reason to seek out this book. All of us can be guided by it. I look forward to seeing the next edition.