Press Room

Our press room contains our most recent press releases, as well as other media materials including a Media Q & A, samples of radio interviews, and excerpts from reviews of the book.

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Reviews

“If you’ve repeatedly tried–and failed–to stop overeating, maybe it’s because you’re focusing on external factors, such as the scale or mirror, instead of what’s going on inside you. No weight-control program can succeed unless it tackles the underlying reasons for overeating; and in What Are You Hungry For? Women, Food and Spirituality, authors Lynn Ginsburg and Mary Taylor teach you ways to identify and deal with the issues that keep you from succeeding...the program is designed to help you create a foundation of well-being and self-acceptance so that you don’t turn to food to satisfy emotional and spiritual hungers.”
— Shape Magazine

"Diet is a four letter word that deprives young women of their childhood and turns a basic need into an obsession, say authors Lynn Ginsburg and Mary Taylor...This book looks at the internal causes of obsession with food and body, rather than just the consequences. The authors offer fresh and healthy insights into what girls are really hungry for, plus self-help techniques."
— New Orleans Times Picayune

“Groundhog Day is next month, but Lynn Ginsburg says lots of us are already experiencing the same-old, same-old this year. That would be the same old story of breaking New Year's resolutions to eat better and be healthier... Our approach is not about rules or diets," Taylor said. "Awareness is your goal. Choose the cake or chips, then stay clear on how the food makes you feel on physical and emotional levels. You might decide next time to eat less of the same food.
— " from Bob Condor’s Chicago Tribune Column, January 6, 2002

“Obsessive dieting, poor body image and eating disorders are often the result of a deeper spiritual void, according to Lynn Ginsburg and Mary Taylor, coauthors of What Are You Hungry For’ Women, Food and Spirituality. Break the cycle–and reconnect with your spiritual self–by practicing these techniques.”
— Fitness Magazine

“…the authors help dieters to focus on their inward struggle and address the causes of over-eating, rather than just the consequences.”
—Fifty Plus

"Written by columnists for Yoga Journal, this book sees women's obsession with food and dieting as a symptom of a spiritual void. Losing weight is not a simple matter of fat blasting or low calories, they argue. It is a feminist and spiritual issue."
— Detroit Free Press

“Part self-help book, part manifesto, this volume reveals the absurdity of "the Covenant" (women's confidential, unspoken belief that "thinness equals happiness")...[Readers] will learn to savor the "rasa" (essence) of food and to eat what feels right for them. For those women willing to undertake the often unpleasant journey to self-awareness and to commit to living a conscious and self-examined life, this is a helpful manual.”
— Publisher’s Weekly

“What Are You Hungry For? implores women to stop trusting in dress sizes and start approaching life with absolute consciousness. Like a pair of Zen masters, coauthors Lynn Ginsburg and Mary Taylor subtly squash Western woman's embarrassingly shallow (yet culturally ingrained) belief that looks count above all else...Throughout this gently empowering guide, the authors' spot-on advice and rationale ring with truth and hope for any woman ready to pursue her specific life's purpose, not merely some random number of pounds.”
— Amazon.com Editorial Review read more

“If you are ready to retire from the diet wars, if you are willing to consider a different approach to food and weight, if you are comfortable with Eastern_style mind_body exercises, you will want to turn to Lynn Ginsburg and Mary Taylor's book...You will find no diet prescriptions here...but you will find plenty of insights about women, food, and spirituality.”
— Barnes and Noble.com Editorial Review read more

“This different kind of "diet" book is recommended for large public libraries.”
— Library Journal