The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It

I got this at the library and loved it and took it out again then decided to buy it. Even if you are not a cat lover there is so much too learn from the author and cat

I read Geneen's first book in the early 80s and realized dieting was not the way to go. I worked with her guidelines but still didn't realize how food was an actual doorway into myself. I read Women, Food and God and "GOT IT". I immediately went to Amazon and purchased Craggy, Refrigerator and When Food is Love and binged on them! Watch out because they will open up parts of yourself that you are not looking at but that run you and your day without you even realizing it. The first time I stopped myself as I noticed my stomach was satisfied, I felt the resistance and suddenly all these thoughts came up instead...finish your food, stop playing with your food, don't you know there are hungry children out there, you will not leave the table until you clean your plate...WOW, all this going on just below my conscious level because I would stay one step ahead by cleaning my plate no matter what the present stomach was reporting. geneen deals with the underlying issues that led to overeating. Just amazing. THIS IS IT! Once I know what drives me to overeat, I no longer have to do it on an unconscious level. I recommend this book to those of us who have worn out the dieting mentality.

I have never read a book that hit me SO hard, and touched me so deeply. What most reviewers have already said, is how i feel, but i really need to express it again here.I have only read Geneen Roth in Prevention, but i cant wait to read more of her. I am overweight, a pet-lover (more dogs than cats), and have suffered the loss of both parents. The book is so beautifully written, and i felt like she was speaking FOR ME. I cried so much, that was the only problem! I cried early on in the book and it only got worse, to the end were i was sobbing til i couldnt breathe...but i really needed to let that emotion out, and for me that alone makes the book so special.If you have an eating disorder, love animals, have suffered loss, or just love a wonderful, moving story, buy this book. As another reviewer said, i will never get rid of it. I plan to re-read the ending, "the words of Blanche," many more times. We all need to be reminded about love, and that we're all worthy of it.

I was extremely disappointed with this book. It has a great title and the concept of someone who loved neither cats nor herself learning to live with both interested me.Lo and behold, Geneen Roth spends less than a page describing her antipathy to cats. She gets Blanche, suddenly he's ten years old, and there's no description of how she came to accept something she formerly disliked.Her description of herself as an overweight, selfhating shopaholic (there are many, many mentions of earrings) is followed by a description of her immediate marriage to an apparent saint. Ms. Roth spends most of the book describing how successful, rich, and spoiled she is--how many people get Zen masters and acupuncture treatments for their cats?--but the greater part is spent on describing her neuroses and her father, pretty much in that order.Ms. Roth is apparently stung that her father left his money to his wife rather than to her and her brother. If she truly loved her father she'd not have expected anything; after all, his medical treatments were 'only' half a million dollars. His wife is described as working as a secretary. Why does a millionaire's wife work? Possibly because she needs to for financial or personal reasons? In any case, Daddy's money was his, not hers, and he probably felt that Ms. Roth had enough on her own, while the wife needed it more.This is a self serving tale of a very privileged woman who likes to write about herself. I would have appreciated hearing more about the cat.

If you're not familiar with Geneen Roth's books, you may not enjoy this as you would if you're a fan of hers. I've read all of her books, which are excellent. This book is good, and it goes into her past relationship with her dad, which wasn't as "perfect" as she recalled. She goes a little easier on her mom, who she seemed to bash somewhat in her other books. It clears up a lot of her issues with food & relationships, which helps the reader who has issues with food & eating. Oh, and if your are an animal lover, the parts about Blanche will make you laugh and cry!!

If you are a fan of Geneen Roth and the truth that she tells in Women, Food and God, you've got to read this book also! This one is a little more of a biography, and tells us some of the background to her break-through realizations about why people have problems with compulsive eating. You will find yourself in this book, and these realizations of why you are choosing to overeat even when you are not hungry will be life-changing for you.

Whether or not you're a cat lover, read this book. It will touch and heal your heart in unexpected ways. I've read it more than once and have given to probably 10 people as a gift - all of whom loved it as much as I did - then also paid it forward. Buy and read this book! You'll be glad you did!

Great story & interesting lens to view life events. Would recommend this as a beach or casual read.

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heart warming, eye opening, i'll read it over and over again.it helped me question and process my dad's death and my eating disorder.loved it!

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One of the best book by Geneen.The book who let you know that happiness already exist, you just have to let it arise.An very inspiring reading for those who are searching the path to themselves.Also an helpful book to lead you to mindfulness.