Podcast Ep 130: Geneen Roth, ‘This Messy Magnificent Life’
Geneen Roth established herself as a pioneer in the self-care world with her early books on intuitive eating including When Food Is Love, Lost and Found and Women Food and God. In her newest work — This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide to Mind, Body, and Soul, she focuses on helping people free themselves from anxiety, lack and discontent. (First lesson — stop complaining!)
She shares so much wisdom on how to enjoy life more and worry less — which is something we could all work on, right?
Our favorite quotes from Geneen:
Podcast Episode 130 Highlights With Geneen Roth
- Her own experience with weight issues and how that struggle actually served her
- How the “crazy aunt on your back” voice makes you suffer
- Her new book, This Messy Magnificent Life, and how it is about more than food and weight issues
- The importance of “morning thoughts”
- Why complaining isn’t a conversation
- Her tips for becoming more aware of our bodies and thoughts
- Why trying to heal body shame by dieting is like running away from the problem
- The ways in which her life is messy — and magnificent
- Plus, we talk about Geneen’s “complain less” tip and share how that’s going for each of us
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