Geneen Roth

Looking for help to stop overeating? Don’t follow this advice…

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Looking for help to stop overeating? Don’t follow this advice… Beware of advice that is designed to distract you when you want to overeat. Some time ago a client came to me seeking help to get her spending under control. She was afraid that she was well on her way to becoming a shopaholic. Originally she’d been seeking help for overeating and binge eating. Internet research had led her to a blog post where the …

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How learning to wait could impact your child’s ability to resist addiction later in life

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How learning to wait could impact your child’s ability to resist addiction later in life Gimme, gimme, gimme my toy … teaching your child stress tolerance can be more labor intensive than saying yes and an important part of her/his development. I recently sat in a coffee shop beside a mother with two young toddlers. Mom was chatting with a friend and the toddlers were happy to be kept occupied with a cartoon they were …

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