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“When you ignore your belly, you become homeless. You spend your life trying to erase your own existence. Apologizing for yourself. Feeling like a ghost. Eating to take up space, eating to give yourself the feeling that you have weight here, you belong here, you are allowed to be yourself -- but never quite believing it because you don't sense yourself directly.”

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Geneen Roth
Geneen Roth

Geneen Roth is a renowned author known for her books on eating, eating disorders, and self-acceptance. more

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