Hello, beautiful souls! Welcome back to the Angels & Awakening Podcast. I'm your host and author, Julie Jancis. Friends, I have had Geneen Roth's book Women, Food and God displayed on my shelf for over 10 years — not in the slots, displayed. So getting to sit down with her for this conversation was truly a dream.

Geneen has a brand new book out called Love Finally: Untangling the Knot Between Mothers, Daughters, and Food — and this episode cracked my heart wide open. If you've ever struggled with food, shame, your body, or the voice in your head that says you're not enough no matter what you do, this one is for you.

In This Episode

[05:00] Why we form core beliefs about ourselves before age 7 — the "purple lens" metaphor
[12:00] Geneen's story: her mother, her first diet at 11, and 17 years of losing and gaining
[22:00] The link between emotional pain and using food, shopping, or anything else to cope
[32:00] The 6-step process for tracking a trigger back to the original wound [45:00] Geneen's best friend ghosting her after breast cancer — and how she did the work
[55:00] "Oh, sweetheart" — the Buddhist mantra that changed everything
[01:02:00] Why healing is a work of subtraction, not addition — returning to who you always were

Connect with Geneen Roth

📖 New book: https://geneenroth.com/Love Finally
✉️ Substack: Cookies and Consciousness https://cookiesandconsciousness.substack.com/
📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneenroth/

💫 Work with Julie:

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Join Julie's intimate group of 8 women starting May 1st, 2026 — 8 weeks to deepen your intuition, map your soul's path, and connect with your Angels, Loved Ones & Spirit Team. Email Julie at Julie@TheAngelMedium.com to claim your spot.

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