A revised and updated edition of the longstanding guide that has helped thousands struggling with emotional eating disorders.

Based on the techniques used successfully by Beyond Hunger, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people overcome emotional eating disorders, It?s Not About Food gives readers the practical advice and inspirational push they need to take care of their bodies, minds, and hearts and put an end to the roller coaster of dieting and binging.

This new edition includes updated statistics, a new section on the challenges of obesity, and a range of new personal accounts from eating disorder survivors and advice from the authors? recent Beyond Hunger workshops.

Author Biography

Carol Emery Normandi, MS, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in treating eating and body image disorders. She cofounded Beyond Hunger, Inc., a nonprofit that provides support and education for teens and adults with anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and other eating disorders. With Laurelee Roark, Normandi is coauthor of two books, It’s Not About Food: Ending Your Obsession with Food and Weight and Over It: A Teen’s Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight.

Laurelee Roark is a cofounder of Beyond Hunger, Inc., a nonprofit that provides support and education for teens and adults with anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and other eating disorders. For more than 20 years, Roark has facilitated support groups, led workshops, and given talks about eating disorders. She is coauthor with Carol E. Normandi of two books, It’s Not About Food: Ending Your Obsession with Food and Weight and Over It: A Teen’s Guide to Getting Beyond Obsessions with Food and Weight.

We are committed to protecting your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act and working with our suppliers to assist with warranty claims. Products sold by Mighty Ape will be covered by a Manufacturer's Warranty for at least a one-year period from the date of purchase.

Your warranty will cover any manufacturing defects which, if existing, will present themselves within this warranty period.

Your warranty will not cover normal wear and tear, faults caused by misuse, and accidents which cause damage or theft caused after delivery. Using the product in a way it is not designed for will void your warranty.

Please refer to our Help Centre for more information.