Suggested Reading

Bolen, Jean Shinoda. Goddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology of Women. San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins, 1984.

 

Butler, Pamela E. Self-Assertion For Women. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

 

Chernin, Kim. The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness. New York: HarperCollins, 1981.

 

________. The Hungry Self Women, Eating & Identity. New York: HarperCollins, 1985.

 

Costin, Caroline. The Eating Disorder Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Guide to the Causes, Treatment, and Prevention of Eating Disorders. Lincolnwood, IL: NTC Publishing, 1996.

 

Duerk, Judith. Circle of Stones: Woman’s Journey to Herself. San Diego, CA: LuraMedia, 1989.

 

________. I Sit Listening to the Wind: Woman’s Encounter Within Herself . San Diego, CA: LuraMedia, 1993.

 

Eisler, Riane. The Chalice and the Blade. San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins, 1987.

 

Estes, Clarissa Pinkola. Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. New York: Ballantine Books, 1992.

 

Gawain, Shakti. Living in the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation. San Rafael, CA: New World Library, 1986.

Gimbutas, Maria. Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 7000-3500 B. C. Berkeley: University of CA Press, 1982.

 

Gray, John. Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: A Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion. New York: HarperCollins, 1995.

 

Harper, Linda R The Tao of Eating: Feeding Your Soul Through Everyday Experiences with Food. Philadelphia, PA: Innisfree Press, 1998.

 

Lerner, Harriet. The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing Patterns of Intimate Relationships. New York: HarperCollins, 1985

 

Northrup, Christiane. Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing. New York: Bantam Books, 1994.

 

Mann, Judy. The Difference: Growing Up Female In America. New York: Warner Books, 1994.

 

Orbach, Susie. Fat is a Feminist Issue: the Anti-Diet Guide to Permanent Weight Loss. New York: Berkley Books, 1982.

 

Orenstein, Peggy. SchoolGirls: Young Women Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap. New York: Doubleday, 1994.

 

Owen, Laura. Her Blood is Gold: Celebrating the Power of Menstruation. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.

 

Radcliff, Rebecca Ruggles. Body Prayers: Finding Body Peace. Minneapolis, MN: EASE, 1999

 

________. Enlightened Eating: Understanding and Changing Your Relationship with Food. Minneapolis, MN: EASE, 1996.

________. Dance Naked in Your Living Room: Handling Stress & Finding Joy. Minneapolis, MN: EASE, 1997.

 

Roth, Geneen. Feeding the Hungry Heart: the Experience of Compulsive Eating. New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc, 1982.

 

________. Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating. New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1984.

 

________. When Food is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy. New York: Putnam, Inc., 1991.

 

________. Why Weight? A Guide to Ending Compulsive Eating. New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1989.

 

Schwartz, Bob. Diets Don’t Work: the Secrets of Losing Weight Step-By-Step When All Else Fails. Houston, Texas: Breakthru, 1982.

 

________ Diets Still Don’t Work: How to Lose Weight Step-By-Step Even After You’ve Failed at Dieting. Houston, Texas: Breakthru, 1990.

 

Shuttle, Penelope and Redgrove, Peter. The Wise Wound: Myths, Realities, and Meanings of Menstruation. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.

 

Sjoo, Monica and Mor, Barbara. The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth. New York: HarperCollins, 1987.

 

Signal, Karen A. Wisdom of the Heart: Working with Women’s Dreams. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.

 

Stone, Merlin. When God Was A Woman. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.

Sward, Sharon Norfleet. You Are More Than What You Weigh: Improve Your Self-Esteem No Matter What Your Weight. Denver, CO: Wholesome Publishers, 1998.

 

Vanzant, Iyanla. Yesterday I Cried: Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

 

Walker, Barbara. Feminist Fairy Tales. San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins, 1996.

 

Williamson, Marianne. A Woman’s Worth. New York: Ballantine Books, 1993.

 

Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.

 

Woodman, Marion. Conscious Femininity. Toronto, Canada: Inner City Books, 1993.