Summary of Tennie McCarty's Shades of Hope

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#1 Food is a common addiction for many people. They eat to fill a void inside them, whether it’s an abusive childhood or just the pains of life. But food only dulls them more.

#2 When we reach for those powdered-sugar doughnuts, it is not because we are addicted to the white coating or the dense cake, but because we are addicted to fulfillment. We are unable to find pleasure in the world around us, and so we turn to food to fulfill us.

#3 The cycle of desire and shame that surrounds the process of addiction is what defines it. It is not about the consequences, but rather the cycle of desire and shame that surrounds the process.

#4 Codependency is when we lose ourselves in the power of relationships, giving away our own identity and needs in order to take care of others. Food addicts are often also codependents, having perfected the act of pretending that there is nothing wrong.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822528369

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Food is a common addiction for many people. They eat to fill a void inside them, whether it’s an abusive childhood or just the pains of life. But food only dulls them more.

#2

When we reach for those powdered-sugar doughnuts, it is not because we are addicted to the white coating or the dense cake, but because we are addicted to fulfillment. We are unable to find pleasure in the world around us, and so we turn to food to fulfill us.

#3

The cycle of desire and shame that surrounds the process of addiction is what defines it. It is not about the consequences, but rather the cycle of desire and shame that surrounds the process.

#4

Codependency is when we lose ourselves in the power of relationships, giving away our own identity and needs in order to take care of others. Food addicts are often also codependents, having perfected the act of pretending that there is nothing wrong.

#5

Food addicts are often either dependent on the love they believe their partner can give them, or they run from it completely, unable to be fully present in the relationship.

#6

Food addiction is when a person becomes consumed by food, to the point where it becomes a substitute for everything else in their life. I was like this from my early 40s. I would get up in the morning and drink a whole pot of coffee just to be able to get through my day.

#7

Food addiction is another way we try to exert control over the world. We know what will happen when we eat or starve, and we know how it will affect those around us. We may not be able to see that manipulation at first, but as we look back on our history, we can identify where food has been the dictator of our lives and behaviors.

#8

I began to see how money and shopping could help me self-soothe. I was addicted to things because I was addicted to what they did for me. I wanted more, and there was not enough more in the world to fill me.

#9

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