{"product_id":"my-fat-head-konrad-van-staden-9781049232089","title":"My Fat Head: The Psychology of Weight Loss: Unlocking the Secrets to Your Relationship with Food","description":"\u003cb\u003eMy Fat Head: The Psychology of Weight Loss\u003c\/b\u003e is a great deal more than just a book about obesity and weight loss, while paradoxically being simply and effectively just that. This extremely insightful and long-overdue dialogue between the body and the mind unmasks the thoughts, hidden memories, and emotions that have silently shaped and bound our complex relationship with food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfoundly human and deeply hopeful, this is not a manual of diets or deprivation. It is a map back to yourself. It reminds you that your psychology need not only be your greatest source of pain but can also be the key to lasting transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on years of psychological practice and lived experience, this book explores obesity not as a failure of discipline, but as a story written into the body - a chronic condition of both flesh and feeling. Through a compassionate process of reflection, renewal and recalibrating, it shows how healing begins not with restriction, but with understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this book different?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks on weight loss typically focus on changing the food you eat and your lifestyle behaviour and, by and large, are ineffective. This is due to the fact that we first need to delve deeper into understanding why food has such an emotional quality to it and why it operates at a level that is out of our awareness. Only then can we successfully change our relationship to food and the way we eat, and finally transform ourselves and ultimately, our bodies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho is this book for?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who is: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStruggling with their relationship with food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemplating bariatric\/metabolic surgery or has undergone the surgical process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperiencing a poor relationship with your body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDealing with some form of emotional eating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaught in a cycle of repeated diets, constantly striving to get it right, yet unsure of what to do next, sensing that something deeper is at play after trying many different approaches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuffering from chronic obesity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady to make a change and embark on a weight loss journey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing and planning for a lifestyle change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Book Will: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp you develop a healthier relationship with food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoster a more conscious, aware relationship with your body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a different attitude towards weight loss and a healthy lifestyle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvide insight into underlying thought patterns, behaviours, and emotional dynamics that establish, maintain, and perpetuate a negative relationship with your body, food, and weight loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop a way of living that extends beyond weight management into all areas of your life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupport you in making bariatric surgery work for you and maintaining your post-surgery gains and lifestyle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKonrad van Staden is a Jungian Analyst and Clinical Psychologist in private practise in South Africa. He has over 20 years' experience as a psychotherapist working with obesity, binge-eating, and the deep psychological change required for healing. Konrad has been involved in the assessment and treatment of bariatric surgery patients, both pre- and post-surgery. He works with surgical teams and physicians to establish the psychological support and transformation process in each patient's weight loss journey.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarning: This book may cause irreversible self-acceptance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Konrad Van Staden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1049232089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781049232089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baobab Process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Konrad Van Staden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154246611199,"sku":"9781049232089","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_389960fb-9393-4d98-aa8d-7927fd4b8340.jpg?v=1770788878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-fat-head-konrad-van-staden-9781049232089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}