Books on Emotional Eating & Mindset
Explore powerful books that uncover the psychology behind emotional eating, help you rewire your habits, and guide you toward a healthier mindset. From intuitive eating principles to cognitive behavioral strategies, these expert-recommended reads provide practical tools to break free from stress-driven eating and build a balanced relationship with food.
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach – Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
Intuitive Eating teaches readers how to ditch diet culture, trust their body’s hunger signals, and develop a guilt-free relationship with food. This evidence-based book is a must-read for breaking free from restrictive eating patterns.
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating – Geneen Roth
Geneen Roth shares a compassionate, no-diet approach to overcoming emotional eating, helping readers understand the deep psychological connections between food and emotions.
End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food – Jennifer Taitz
This book uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to help readers develop emotional regulation skills and break the cycle of emotional eating.
The Emotional Eating Workbook: A Proven-Effective, Step-by-Step Guide to End Your Battle with Food and Satisfy Your Soul – Carolyn Coker Ross, MD MPH
This step-by-step workbook helps readers recognize emotional eating triggers, shift their mindset, and develop a healthier relationship with food through structured exercises and self-reflection.
When Food Is Comfort: Nurture Yourself Mindfully, Rewire Your Brain, and End Emotional Eating – Julie M. Simon
This book helps readers replace emotional eating with mindfulness and self-compassion. It provides practical strategies to rewire your brain and create healthy coping mechanisms.
The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat – Stephan J. Guyenet
Neuroscientist Stephan Guyenet explores the biological reasons behind overeating and why certain foods trigger cravings. A fascinating read if you’re interested in the science of food addiction and habit change.