Geneen Roth

Until recently, I never used the word contentment; it seemed like asking too much. Also, the word itself seemed to imply smugness and being so satisfied with the way things were that there was no room for reaching or growing. Instead of contentment, I used the word happiness. But there was also a problem with […]

  Watch this clip from the Geneen’s workshop. Have you watched how a child eats? With curiosity. Looking at the piece of food in their hand for a long time. Then slowly, taking tiny bites. What we learn in this video clip is that the Eating Guidelines are not difficult to use. They are simply […]

  Watch this clip from the Women, Weight and Power workshop. So often we get caught up in our agendas and goals, the gold at the end of the rainbow. Or what we think the gold will be. And we forget that the means to the end is actually the end, that who you are […]

In my high school, the most beautiful girls belonged to a club called the Kilties. The Kilties wore kilts and white sneakers and stood on the sidelines at football and basketball games waving their green and white pom-poms when the team scored. Our high school had cheerleaders as well, but they jumped up and down […]

Recently, I drove into in a nine-story parking garage in San Francisco, and after I finished my errands, I couldn’t remember where I’d parked. My husband, who was in away at the time, had called just as I pulled into the space, and I was so happy to speak to him that I didn’t write […]

Blanche, my cat, was my role model. Not only because he swaggered through life as if he deserved treats every three minutes, but because he was endlessly curious about every little (and big) thing. He never assumed he knew what’s behind the philodendron in the hall just because he’s stalked it a thousand times. He […]

  Watch this clip from the Women, Weight and Power workshop. So often we get caught up in our agendas and goals, the gold at the end of the rainbow. Or what we think the gold will be. And we forget that the means to the end is actually the end, that who you are […]

Our workshop in San Francisco last month was fabulous. One of the most engaging moments happened Saturday morning, when we explored indepth how your relationship with food — the suffering, the binges, the diets — is the doorway to the life you’ve always wanted. Watch now and learn how to transform those obstacles that keep […]

If a wish-granting genie had appeared during the 17 years I was gaining and losing a thousand pounds, I would’ve said, “Take 50 pounds off my body immediately and make me thin. When I wake up tomorrow, let me eat ice cream without guilt and munch potato chips without seeing them on my hips within […]

  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD a PDF of Geneen’s article to read and save. I was standing near the buffet at a party recently with two women I’d never met.  One eyed the garlic mashed potatoes and said, “Oh God, it looks so good! But I promised myself I’d stay on a low-carb diet for at […]

FREE WEBINAR How can you free yourself from the ongoing, painful fear of overeating? Register below to DOWNLOAD and listen now As most of you know, I am a big proponent of using our relationship with food as a doorway joy, appreciation and power. I was with a friend recently who said that she weighs […]

FREE WEBINAR How can you free yourself from the ongoing, painful fear of overeating? Register below to DOWNLOAD and listen now As most of you know, I am a big proponent of using our relationship with food as a doorway joy, appreciation and power. I was with a friend recently who said that she weighs […]

Thank you for joining us for Geneen’s free webinar:  Trust Yourself With Food.   One of the biggest challenges with ending the suffering with food is the willingness to trust yourself, to trust what you want and need without channeling all your different hungers through what you eat. When you don’t treat yourself with tenderness, […]