Having recently finished reading this book, I must say that despite her very ‘wordy’ expressions of what could have been said in fewer sentences, Geneen has done well to simplify a subject that occupies over eighty percent of female conversation. Her guidelines for eating are not new but, what I refer to as ‘assertive eating’, is such a common -sense concept that until now, the diet industry has preferred to go down the gimmick route in order to make women feel ‘no pain, no gain’ about their weight loss journey.

I would like to hear from anyone who has been brave enough to abandon the diet of the day in favour of intuitive or assertive eating. What touched you the most in Geneen’s book? For me, it was three lines right at the end of the book that state “In each moment of kindness you lavish upon your breaking heart or the size of your thighs, with each breath you take-God has been here. She is you.” In other words, if we substitute the word ‘God’ with ‘love’, any act of love is a reflection of you at your best. Being kind to yourself means that you value yourself and when you value something , you look after it and keep it safe.