Psychological Nutrition [Paperback]

Psychological Nutrition is not a concept that most women have ever really contemplated. We dont consider our emotions and reactions within the context of nourishment. Consequently, we unthinkingly consume a diet of negative emotions and thereby allow no room for positive emotions. This is particularly true for those of us who are in middle-age or older and who have that hyper-responsible gene. The concepts that we introduce: emotional anorexia, binge emotions, emotional jelly belly, and psychological malnourishment- will ring an intuitive bell. Psychological malnutrition has a profoundly harmful effect: it keeps us in the same emotionally unsatisfying loop; one that is fed by a false sense of obligation; keeps us unsatisfied with our lives, our work, and our relationships; keeps us closing doors to opportunities; and destroys our marriages, our friendships, and our family relationships through martyrdom, insincere niceness, and doing for others with resentment rather than love. All of this ultimately is what keeps the arteries of your soul clogged with high fat emotions. Our purpose is to encourage you to become incredibly creative and energized. We want to inspire you to unleash your full potential, and to fulfill your passion and destiny. While that sounds very exciting and positive, the truth is, you wont be able to do it if youre in a psychologically malnourished state. The authors happen to be clinical psychologists; but more importantly, we are women in some stage of middle age who discovered that we are at a turning point in our lives. Were no different than millions of women who want to live a more enriched life. And what you achievefor yourself and for those with whom you share your bountyis the ultimate aim. This entire book is geared towards breakinh out of emotional narratives that keep you locked out of achieving your destiny and walking with your head down, hunched over, feeding the emotional jelly-belly. Being helpful Helen, Pityl3"