Books

Many books on diet, nutrition, and eating issues can create more confusion than clarity. Others may address the topic in ways that can trigger those battling food issues.

Here are some titles we’ve found particularly helpful for those seeking a balanced approach toward freedom, especially for those interested in a Christ-centered response to the issue. A few of these books take a secular approach and we found them helpful enough to include here.

(Note: Affiliate links may be included to support our ministry.)

  • Hope, Help, and Healing for Eating Disorders: A Whole-Person Approach to Treatment of Anorexia, Bulimia, and Disordered Eating by Gregory Jantz, PhD

    Hope, Help and Healing for Eating Disorders

    by Gregory Jantz, PhD

  • Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop by Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD

    Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop

    by Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD

  • Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating: Mindful Eating Program for Healing Your Relationship with Food & Your Body by Michelle May Kari Anderson

    Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating

    by Michelle May M.D., Kari Anderson DBH. LPC

  • Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Christian Treatment by Edward J. Cumella, PhD; Marian C. Eberly, PhD; A. David Wall, PhD

    Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Christian Treatment

    by Edward J. Cumella, PhD; Marian C. Eberly, PhD; A. David Wall, PhD

  • The Body Betrayed: Women, Eating Disorders, and Treatment by kathryn zerbe

    The Body Betrayed

    By Kathryn J. Zerbe, M.D.

  • Integrated Treatment of Eating Disorders: Beyond the Body Betrayed by Kathryn Zerbe

    Integrated Treatment of Eating Disorders: Beyond the Body Betrayed

    by Kathryn J. Zerbe, M.D.

  • Health Food Junkies by Stephen Bratman, MD with David Knight

    Health Food Junkies

    by Stephen Bratman, MD with David Knight

  • The Adonis Complex: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Body Obsession in Men and Boys by Harrison G. Pope, Jr., MD, Katharine R. Phillips, MD, Roberto Olivardia, PhD

    The Adonis Complex

    by Harrison G. Pope, Jr., MD, Katharine R. Phillips, MD, Roberto Olivardia, PhD

  • Chasing Silhouettes: How to Help a Loved One Battling an Eating Disorder by Emily Wierenga. Foreword by Gregg Jantz, PhD.

    Chasing Silhouettes

    by Emily Wierenga

  • How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder: A Simple, Plate-by-Plate Approach® to Rebuilding a Healthy Relationship with Food

    How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder

    by Casey Crosbie & Wendy Sterling

  • Your Child’s Weight: Helping without Harming by Ellyn Satter

    Your Child’s Weight: Helping without Harming

    by Ellyn Satter

  • What to do When Teenagers Struggle with Eating Disorders by Dr. Stephen Gerali

    What to do When Teenagers Struggle with Eating Disorders

    by Dr. Stephen Gerali

  • When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating

    When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder

    by Lauren Muhlheim PsyD

  • Mom, I Feel Fat: Becoming Your Daughter's Ally in Developing a Healthy Body Image

    Mom, I Feel Fat

    by Sharon Hersh

  • Table for Two: Biblical Counsel for Eating Disorders David Krista Dunham

    Table for Two

    by David & Krista Dunham

  • Feed Yourself: Step Away from the Lies of Diet Culture and into Your Divine Design by Leslie Schilling

    Feed Yourself

    by Leslie Schilling

  • Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Workbook

    Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Workbook

    by Char-Lee Cassel and Erin Todd

  • Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD & Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA

    Intuitive Eating

    by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD & Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA

  • The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food by Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch, Tracy L. Tylka

    The Intuitive Eating Workbook

    by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD & Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA

  • Diet Detox: 30 Day Devotional to Ditching Diets and Claiming Christ's Love by Body Bloved Team

    Diet Detox

    by Body Bloved Team

  • Grace, Food, And Everything In Between: Discover the Transforming Power of Grace to Set You Free from Food and Body Shame by Aubrey Golbek

    Grace, Food, And Everything In Between

    by Aubrey Golbek

  • Feed My Soul: Finding True Peace with Food, Movement, Rest, and Body Image

    Feed My Soul

    by Kristen Bunger

  • The Body Image Workbook by Thomas Cash, PhD

    The Body Image Workbook

    by Thomas Cash, PhD

  • The 40-Day Body Image Workbook: Hope for Christian Women Who’ve Tried Everything (A Journey from Insecurity to Positive Body Image and Self-Worth) by Heather Creekmore

    The 40-Day Body Image Workbook

    by Heather Creekmore

  • Image RESTored: Tear Down Shame and Insecurity to Experience a Body Image Renovation by Rachael Gilbert

    Image RESTored

    by Rachael Gilbert

  • Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good by Jess Connolly

    Breaking Free from Body Shame

    by Jess Connolly

  • Wonderfully Made: Discover the Identity, Love, and Worth You Were Created For by Allie Marie Smith

    Wonderfully Made

    by Allie Marie Smith

  • Good to Grow: Embrace an Abundant Life in Your Good Body

    Good to Grow

    by Amanda Reynolds

  • The Comparison-Free Life: How to Stop Comparing & Find Joy, Peace, and Rest Heather Creekmore

    The Comparison-Free Life

    by Heather Creekmore

  • Compared to Who?: A Proven Path to Improve Your Body Image by Heather Creekmore

    Compared to Who?

    by Heather Creekmore

  • Your CORE Strength: A Young Woman’s Go-To Guide to Eating, Exercise and Empowered Health by Amy Connell

    Your CORE Strength

    by Amy Connell

  • Life Inside the “Thin” Cage by Constance Rhodes

    Life Inside the “Thin” Cage

    by Constance Rhodes

  • The Predatory Lies of Anorexia: A Survivor’s Story by Abby Kelly

    The Predatory Lies of Anorexia

    by Abby Kelly

  • Book cover with the title 'Food, Body & Love' and the subtitle 'but the greatest of these is love,' by Dr. Kari Anderson.

    Food, Body, Love: But the Greatest of These is Love

    by Dr. Kari Anderson

  • Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me by Amanda Martinez Beck

    Lovely

    by Amanda Martinez Beck

  • More of You: The Fat Girl's Field Guide to the Modern World by Amanda Martinez Beck

    More of You

    by Amanda Martinez Beck

  • Fulfilled: Let Go of Shame, Embrace Your Body, and Eat the Food You Love Kindle Edition by Alexandra MacKillop

    Fulfilled

    by Alexandra MacKillop

  • Unworthy Weight: Reclaiming Your Worth From a Number on a Scale and Finding True Identity in Christ by Kristin Williams

    Unworthy Weight

    by Kristin Williams

  • Table in the Darkness: A Healing Journey Through an Eating Disorder by Lee Wolfe Blum

    Table in the Darkness

    by Lee Wolfe Blum

  • Hollow: An Unpolished Tale by Jena Morrow

    Hollow

    by Jena Morrow

  • God’s Design for the Highly Healthy Person by Walt Larimore, MD

    God’s Design for the Highly Healthy Person

    by Walt Larimore, MD

  • Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer

    Life Without Ed

    by Jenni Schaefer

  • Big Thighs, Tight Jeans by Ann Capper, RD, CDN

    Big Thighs, Tight Jeans

    by Ann Capper

  • Unsqueezed: Springing Free from Skinny Jeans, Nose Jobs, Highlights and Stilettos by Margot Starbuck

    Unsqueezed

    by Margot Starbuck

  • My Big Bottom Blessing by Teasi Cannon

    My Big Bottom Blessing

    by Teasi Cannon

  • Love Beyond Looks: A 5-Week Bible Study On Body Image by Kasey Shuler

    Love Beyond Looks

    by Kasey Shuler

  •  Move for Joy: An Intuitive Training Approach to Pursue God in Fitness and Find Happiness by Kasey Shuler

    Move for Joy

    by Kasey Shuler

  • Her Freedom Journey: A Guide Out of Porn and Shame to Authentic Intimacy by Dr. Julie Slattery & Dr. Joy Skarka

    Her Freedom Journey

    by Dr. Julie Slattery & Dr. Joy Skarka

  • Aging Gratefully: A 30-Day Devotional for Women Heather Creekmore

    Aging Gratefully

    by Heather Creekmore

  • Captivating Expanded Edition: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge

    Captivating

    by John and Stasi Eldredge

  • Boundless: A Guided Prayer Journal to Move Freedom From Your Head to Your Heart by Tasha Layton

    Boundless

    by Tasha Layton

  • Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy by Aundi Kolber

    Try Softer

    by Aundi Kolber

  • Strong like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things—and Experience True Flourishing by Aundi Kolber

    Strong like Water

    by Aundi Kolber

  • Take What You Need: Soft Words for Hard Days by Aundi Kolber

    Take What You Need

    by Aundi Kolber

  • Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul by Jennifer Tucker

    Breath as Prayer

    by Jennifer Tucker

  • Present in Prayer: A Guided Invitation to Peace Through Biblical Meditation by Jennifer Tucker

    Present in Prayer

    by Jennifer Tucker

  • Breaking Free by Beth Moore

    Breaking Free

    by Beth Moore

  • The Art of Being by Constance Rhodes, Switchfoot, Sara Groves and others

    The Art of Being

    by Constance Rhodes, Switchfoot, Sara Groves and others

  • Aligned: Returning to God's Perfect Peace in an Anxious World

    Aligned Devotional

    by Kasey Shuler

  • Book cover titled 'Social Media Reset' with a colorful abstract background, subtitle 'A 30-Day Guided Journey to Unplug, Reconnect with God, and Reclaim Your Joy,' author name 'Allie Marie Smith' at the bottom.

    Social Media Reset

    by Allie Marie Smith

  • TrueFaced: Trust God and Others with Who You Really Are by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, John Lynch

    TrueFaced

    by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, John Lynch

  • Inside a Cutter’s Mind by Jerusha Clark with Earl R. Henslin

    Inside a Cutter’s Mind

    by Jerusha Clark with Earl R. Henslin

  • Addiction and Grace by Gerald G. May, MD

    Addiction and Grace

    by Gerald G. May, MD

  • Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook by Donal O'Mathuna, PhD & Walt Larimore, MD

    Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook

    by Donal O'Mathuna, PhD & Walt Larimore, MD