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Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston — WisdomDeck honest review
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Eating in the Light of the Moon

by Anita Johnston

Johnston uses myth and storytelling to help women understand disordered eating as a response to unmet needs. Gentle and metaphorical, widely used in eating-disorder treatment.

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you struggle with food and respond to story and metaphor.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Eating patterns carry meaning.
  2. Metaphor reaches what logic cannot.
  3. Feed the real hunger.

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Gentle and metaphorical.

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