FOOD AND FREEDOM: DISCOVER YOUR PERSONAL RECIPE TO EAT, THINK, AND LIVE WELL
PUBLISHED BY NEW WORLD LIBRARY,
APRIL 2024
FOOD AND FREEDOM: DISCOVER YOUR PERSONAL RECIPE TO EAT, THINK, AND LIVE WELL
In this much-needed counterpoint to the current diet culture, Sue Van Raes presents new science and psychology for food freedom and body compassion that have helped thousands of women improve their health and their lives
After working with thousands of clients over two decades, functional nutritionist and food psychology specialist Sue Van Raes has realized that what we eat is not just about food. More than ever, our relationship with food food highlights the other places in our lives where we are stressed, out of balance, or needing our own loving devotion and attention. Food and Freedom is a journey to reclaiming our wholeness so that we can experience more mindfulness, personal fulfillment, and pleasure around food and in life.
Food and Freedom is a road map for readers to make long-lasting peace with their plates.
Food and Freedom is designed to give readers the strength and independence to show up in life as who they really are, to trust themselves through the innate intelligence of their bodies, to remedy emotional eating, and to prosper with embodied self-care.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
“Food and Freedom brilliantly weaves spirituality, biology, emotions, culture, and energetics into an incredibly useful guide to find true love and healing when it comes to food and our bodies. I’ve never read anything about food and the body that’s quite so comprehensive. Anyone who wants to find peace and love around nourishing themselves needs to read this book!”
“With a depth and breadth of understanding, Sue Van Raes offers a feast of insights and practical suggestions to nourish the body, mind, heart, and soul. This book is a gift for anyone seeking freedom from struggles with food and eating.”
“Food and Freedom is just like Sue Van Raes: filled with wisdom, truth, and inspiration. Sue dives into the healing powers of food, self-care, and conscious living to reveal the power we each uniquely have to live our best lives. It’s a must-read!”
“Sue Van Raes deepens our conversation on women’s relationships to food, leaving us more embodied, empowered, and spiritually connected to our eating and our daily lives. This is an important work for women of our time!”
“Sue Van Raes has created a blueprint for women of today and tomorrow to understand what truly fulfills them and satisfies their true hungers. In a world with so much noise and confusion, Sue’s unique voice is compassionate, nonjudgmental, and inviting. With her engaging storytelling, science-backed strategies, and encouragement for reflection, you immediately want to pull up a chair to Sue’s metaphorical and welcoming table. Once seated, you’ll fill up on connection, wisdom, mindfulness, self-compassion, pleasure, and love. If you’ve ever wished that eating could be stress-free and enjoyable, let Food and Freedom guide you through a path of self-discovery, starting with the food on your plate.”
“As someone who recovered from an eating disorder and who has been an eating disorder therapist for over forty years, I read a lot of books on eating, nutrition, body image, and care of the soul. Yet still I was astonished by this book. Owning this book is like having a nutritionist, a yoga teacher, a therapist, a soul retreat leader, and a friend. Sue Van Raes has compiled an incredible amount of material, well resourced and user friendly, for readers to begin to change their relationship to body, mind, and soul. From discovering your food archetype to recipes to yoga poses and talking sticks, one can find nourishment in these pages in so many ways. I am honored to be asked my opinion about this book, grateful to know about it, and putting it on my list of recommended reading.”