{"product_id":"9781526679741-kitchen-shrink","title":"A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR The Kitchen Shrink","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the food we eat reveals who we are – and how we love\u003cbr\u003eEsther Perel meets Nigella Lawson in this eye-opening, fascinating and accessible deep dive into understanding how what you eat reveals how you love, and how you've been loved.  Your relationship with food is written on your plate, and will never feel the same again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Poignant and often sad, the stories of Oskis’s patients peel back the layers of the human mind and our attachment to people and things. What becomes clear as consommé is that food is humanity’s original and universal love language' The Mail on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dr Oskis shows us that what’s on our plate speaks volumes about our hearts' Suzy Walker, Muddy Stilettos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is no better way to understand ourselves and our relationships with others than through what we eat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMe: ‘When did you know he didn’t love you anymore?’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy patient: ‘It wasn’t when we stopped having sex. No, it was when he stopped eating dinner with me.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat was the lightbulb moment. That was when I discovered there is no better way to get inside people’s lives than through their stories about food.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you know that the food we eat reveals a lot about how we love?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePsychologist Dr Andrea Oskis shows us how we connect with each other and how we can change our relationship ‘recipes’ for the better. Along the way, she also reveals her own food story about love and loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInviting us into her therapy room, she tells us:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe real reason why comfort food comforts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhy dessert isn’t a good idea when you’re stressed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhat\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emakes children feel obliged to eat their greens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhy you should never give a bottle of hot sauce to someone who has been rejected\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe prepared to never look at your plate in the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563258855798,"sku":"9781526679741","price":15.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34008654.jpg?v=1753428349","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526679741-kitchen-shrink","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}