Book Jewel of the Month: The Optimistic Food Addict - reviewed by GMU Patriot
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What is a book jewel? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Starting in August, we will share near-daily, as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that.
This month's book jewel is The Optimistic Food Addict by Christina Fisanick.
Amazon review by GMU Patriot -
I was lonely and hungry for something deeper than what food could satiate.
To say that I was moved by Christina Fisanick Greer’s memoir, “The Optimistic Food Addict” is an understatement. I found myself in every word. As a fellow food addict, I know what it is to “dance with the dragon” (confront our substances) every day.
Christina vividly illustrates what she’s endured battling food addiction and the adverse consequences on her mind, body, and spirit. There’s something both lovely and poignant about the way she writes. Her struggle is real and honest and so is her resilience. By relating her story along with her research the reader experiences firsthand the crippling physical ailments and the crushing emotional and spiritual despair of this disease. As food addicts we wear our illness in the form of extra layers of fat or protruding bones but that’s just the physical manifestation of our pain. It goes so much deeper and, as addicts, we turn to the food as our drug of choice to numb the feelings; “I had to keep searching for that place where nothing mattered…the chance to forget.”
Christina’s recovery was hard won through many heartbreaking struggles and painful experiences. Yet she’s come through it full of her characteristic strength, hopefulness and optimism. I know I will be going to this book any time I don’t feel heard or understood. Thankfully, Christina has also created an online food addiction recovery group. And that’s the best part. By gathering us together and sharing her story she offers us the compassion she has long denied herself.
I rate this book 5 stars, I highly recommend.
Christina vividly illustrates what she’s endured battling food addiction and the adverse consequences on her mind, body, and spirit. There’s something both lovely and poignant about the way she writes. Her struggle is real and honest and so is her resilience. By relating her story along with her research the reader experiences firsthand the crippling physical ailments and the crushing emotional and spiritual despair of this disease. As food addicts we wear our illness in the form of extra layers of fat or protruding bones but that’s just the physical manifestation of our pain. It goes so much deeper and, as addicts, we turn to the food as our drug of choice to numb the feelings; “I had to keep searching for that place where nothing mattered…the chance to forget.”
Christina’s recovery was hard won through many heartbreaking struggles and painful experiences. Yet she’s come through it full of her characteristic strength, hopefulness and optimism. I know I will be going to this book any time I don’t feel heard or understood. Thankfully, Christina has also created an online food addiction recovery group. And that’s the best part. By gathering us together and sharing her story she offers us the compassion she has long denied herself.
I rate this book 5 stars, I highly recommend.
For more posts about Christina and her book, click HERE.
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