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How long does it take to read Feeding the Hungry Heart?

Geneen Roth

Feeding the Hungry Heart by Geneen Roth takes about 3 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 53 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1982. 212 pages, about 58,300 words.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 29 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 53 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 26 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Abstract: A workshop called "Breaking Free" designed for overweight people (who tend to be compulsive eaters) is described. The workshop's goal is to help people who are uncomfortable with their bodies regardless of what weight loss efforts have been tried, succeeded or failed. Women, especially tend to associate overweight with self-degradation, failure, and ugliness because they are less able to separate the state of being fat from themselves (as individuals) as men seem to be able to do. The workshop's theme states that it is possible to like one's body (regardless of size) and eat without guilt. People are taught to deal with food and other aspects of life in a positive way (both physically and emotionally) so they can appreciate themselves as worthwhile individuals. Once people understand what makes them eat the way they do, they are better able to resolve their compulsive eating habits, avoid feelings of helplessness, loneliness, and frustration. (kbc).

Subjects: Bulimarexia, Compulsive eating, Self-help groups, Popular works, Food habits, Psychology

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