Examining the link between eating disorders and the need for intimacy they sometimes mask, the author uses her own experience and the stories of people she has helped in her work and seminars. She looks at the motivation behind bingeing and obsessive dieting, explains how such compulsive behaviour can sabotage loving relationships, and explores the similarities between eating and loving. Geneen Roth is tha author of Feeding the Hungry Heart and Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating.