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From the time we are born, we are inundated with messages about our bodies--what we should eat, how we should look, and how we should move to achieve certain standards. The pressure to conform is higher for those who don't fit into what society values: youth, thinness, whiteness, fitness, health, and able-bodiedness. But what if you could let go of the chronic shame, judgment, and self-loathing you hold about food and your body? What if you no longer needed the latest diet, cleanse, or wellness plan to feel better about yourself? What if you could free yourself of all these burdens? These are the answers you will find inside Unburdened Eating. Written through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), this book offers a sustainable path to heal your relationships with food and your body. Based on Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro's 25+ years working with trauma and eating issues, and informed by the insights of leading voices in the growing field of body liberation, this book will allow you to: Heal the critical and diet-minded parts of yourself Stop trying to fix parts of yourself and your body that are ""unacceptable"" or ""less desirable"" Trust yourself to connect to your body with compassion and care Become more resistant to societal messages about what it means to be healthy and attractive It is possible to accept yourself as you are and relax into a more compassionate, trusting relationship with food and your body. And that healing resource lies within you.

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""Dr. Catanzaro has provided the field of eating disorders with a long-needed resource addressing the relationship with food in the context of body liberation and through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS). As a fat eating disorders and weight discrimination activist with lived experience, I appreciate how I have personally benefited from IFS work and highly recommend this important resource to both clinicians and those pursuing recovery."" --Chevese Turner, internationally recognized activist and advocate, CEO of Body Equity Alliance, and founder of the Binge Eating Disorder Association ""With her deep knowledge of Internal Family Systems (IFS) combined with an understanding of anti-diet, weight-inclusive frameworks, Jeanne Catanzaro offers a powerful approach to heal from the disordered eating and body shame that is rampant in our culture. From a place of compassion, Jeanne will show you how dieting, bingeing, self-criticism, and the pursuit of weight loss have been survival strategies, and how you can move toward a more peaceful relationship with food and your body by developing greater curiosity and awareness of your authentic needs. Unburdened Eating also serves as an important resource for clinicians to help their clients develop the understanding of 'parts' needed to reconnect with their inner wisdom so that they can trust and nourish their bodies from a place of strength."" --Judith Matz, LCSW, coauthor of The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook and Beyond a Shadow of a Diet ""Unburdened Eating is a deeply hopeful book. Jeanne Catanzaro provides a clear, compassionate path to heal your relationship with food and your body. Using the Internal Family Systems approach, you will discover a powerful inner Self, the deepest 'you, ' capable of healing the wounds that drive eating disorders, disordered eating, and body shame. This book is an essential guide to gentle and resilient change, and to letting go of the psychological burdens and cultural narratives that impede deep healing. Put this book on the top of your list."" --Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW, CCTP-II, author of Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond and coauthor of The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook ""Do you ever despair of locating inner peace? Jeanne Catanzaro, master IFS therapist and teacher, walks readers through the Internal Family Systems model of mind and therapy, showing us how to take our colonized bodies back, wrest our vision from the eyes of critics, and know that we are loved without having to ask. If you have a body, eat food, and are capable of feeling shame, read this book and help yourself to freedom."" --Martha Sweezy, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author ""Unburdened Eating is such a liberating approach to healing from eating disorders and disordered eating. Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro beautifully guides one toward healing in a compassionate and gracious way--ultimately leading to the Self as the ultimate vessel of healing. For anyone who has viewed themselves or their body as ""broken,"" Unburdened Eating offers a blueprint on how to honor their body and all of the parts that have served to protect and meet their needs--free from the lens of shame or guilt. This approach can be especially helpful for those from marginalized backgrounds who have experienced trauma and/or have a history of intergenerational trauma, ultimately helping them tap into the embodied, empowered Self."" --Erikka Taylor, MD, MPH, DFAACAP, board chair of Project HEAL, CMO of Arise, and cofounder of Catalyst Therapeutic Services ""I believe in the power of IFS to help individuals access and heal the wounds that drive their food and body image challenges. This makes Unburdened Eating a true gift to anyone who wants to bring this approach into their own life. With deep compassion, Jeanne Catanzaro guides readers with clear steps and relatable anecdotes to help them create a more peaceful relationship with food and their body. I loved reading this book and cannot wait to share it with my clients."" --Marci Evans, MS, RDN, LDN, Food and Body Image Healer(R) ""Jeanne Catanzaro is a gifted clinician with a passion for her subject matter. She has spent most of her career dedicated to breaking the spell of body hatred. Unburdened Eating focuses on hope and possibility. This book addresses how through the process of IFS, we can know, understand, and heal beliefs about our relationships to food and our bodies, and explore the ever-present polarizations that society imposes on which bodies are valued and which are not. This is a treasure for clinicians as well as for people interested in exploring new perspectives on their own relationship with eating."" --Toni Herbine-Blank, coauthor of Intimacy from the Inside Out: Courage and Compassion in Couple Therapy

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Jeanne Catanzaro, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in treating eating disorders and trauma for the past twenty-five years. An approved IFS consultant, she served as the director of a day treatment program for eating disorders for two years. For the past fifteen years, she's been focused on healing eating issues across the spectrum using IFS. This book is an outgrowth of her interest in helping people heal the cultural legacy burdens that disrupt their Self-led relationships with their bodies. She lives in the Boston area of Massachusetts.

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