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This messy magnificent life [sound recording] : a field guide / Geneen Roth.
From the beginning, the author was told she was too sensitive, too emotional, too curious, too demanding, too intense, and too big. Yet gaining and losing weight for decades did not improve her self-worth or reduce other people's criticisms. When her struggle with food ended she kept trying to fix other broken parts of herself with therapy, intensive meditation retreats, and rigorous spiritual practices. Yet it was only when the author stopped trying to change or fix herself that she was at last able to feel at home in her mind, body, and life. This book explores the personal beliefs, hidden traumas, and social pressures that shape not just women's feelings about their bodies, but also their confidence, choices, and relationships.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781508244851
- Physical Description: 4 audio discs (4.5 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact disc. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by the author. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Body image in women. Self-perception in women. Self-realization in women. Self-acceptance in women. Women > Psychology. Mind and body. |
| Genre: | Self-help publications. Audiobooks. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | CD 158.1 Rot | 31681010092625 | CDNONFIC | Available | - |
- Simon and Schuster
Geneen Roth, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Women Food and God, explains how to take the journey to find oneâs own best self in this âbeautiful, funny, deeply relevantâ (Glennon Doyle) collection of personal reflections.
With an introduction by Anne Lamott, This Messy Magnificent Life is a personal and exhilarating read on freeing ourselves from daily anxiety, lack, and discontent. Itâs a deep dive into what lies behind our self-criticism, whether it is about the size of our thighs, the expression of our thoughts, or the shape of our ambitions. And itâs about stopping the search to fix ourselves by realizing that on the other side of the âMe Projectâ is spaciousness, peace, and the capacity to reclaim oneâs power and joy.
This Messy Magnificent Life explores the personal beliefs, hidden traumas, and social pressures that shape not just womenâs feelings about their bodies but also their confidence, choices, and relationships. After years of teaching retreats and workshops on weight, money, and other obsessions, Roth realized that there was a connection that held her students captive in their unhappiness. With laugh-out-loud humor, compassion, and dead-on insight she reveals the paradoxes in our beliefs and shows how to move beyond our past to build lives that reflect our singularity and inherent power. This Messy Magnificent Life is a brilliant, bravura meditation on who we take ourselves to be, what enough means in our gotta-get-more culture, and being at home in our minds and bodies.
