Self Quote by Geneen Roth

““But replacing hunger for divine connection with Double Stuf Oreos is like giving a glass of sand to a person dying of thirst. It creates more thirst, more panic.””

Geneen Roth

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For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe…

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“Most of us are so enthralled with the scary tigers in our minds--our stories of loneliness, rejection, grief--that we don't realize they are in…

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I tell my retreat students that they need to remember two things: to eat what they want when they're hungry and to feel what…

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After initial needs are metenough food, shelter, comfortthere is no correlation between money and happiness. That's a difficult thing for people to believe.

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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…

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“People often mistake tenderheartedness for indulgence, as if being kind to themselves leads to lethargy—sitting around the house all day eating bonbons and wearing…

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If you pay attention to when you are hungry, what your body wants, what you are eating, when you've had enough, you end the…

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“Pay careful attention to the bodily sensations that you recognize as hunger. When you feel yourself starting to get hungry, sit down for a…

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The purpose of healing is to live while you are alive instead of dying while you are alive. Healing is about being broken and…

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I live between fearing doom and wishing for it.

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