Combining sound dietary information with the techniques of the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process, this booklet shifts the focus from simple weight loss to changing the ways readers relate to food and their food choices. Eating is a need, but for those caught in cycles of over-consumption and dieting, it's often a poor attempt to meet other needs, such as emotional fulfillment. When reconnected to actual needs, however, consumption habits turn into nutritional choices, signaling greater freedom.

Find practical strategies to break out of unhealthy eating cycles by becoming aware of your needs. Rather than a proscriptive fad diet, readers learn to dig deeper to the emotional consciousness that underlies our eating patterns. Learn to enjoy the tastes, smells and sensations of healthful eating once again.

Sylvia Haskvitz, MA, RD, is a registered dietitian and certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication. She has offered trainings and seminars for organizations like Head Start, Child & Family Resources, and St. Mary's Hospital. She is a columnist for Tucson West Publishing, where her monthly column is called "Finding the 'Right' Words." She has also directed and produced a weekly radio program and hosted a television show, both of which were based in her training with Nonviolent Communication. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.