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Question: Who is the intended audience?
Answer: Adult males and females who are concerned about overeating and their weight

Q: What is the book about?
A: The Taming of the Chew helps readers clarify causes of food control problems and find ways to manage them successfully physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually – to be empowered — to feel happy, energetic, peaceful, and calm. “Chew” addresses the root causes of compulsive eating behavior and is not just another diet book. It is about loving and appreciating ourselves, relaxing, being peaceful, stopping self-defeating behaviors, enjoying life, freeing up energy, reconnecting with Spirit, and living in the moment with gusto. It is powerful, clear, amusing, beautifully written, and fosters a profound respect for self and for life.

Q: Why are you the best person to write this book?
A: I am the founder of Emotional Eating Awareness Month and have worked with people who want to understand emotional overeating and how to stop for over 25 years. I emerged from the adversities of being a homeless college drop-out, surviving multiple eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, severe obesity and binge eating disorder) and single-parenting three children to creating success as a Clinical Psychologist, Doctor of Holistic Health, author and national speaker. I have been noted in many publications, including “O” the Oprah Magazine, have appeared widely on television and radio and have spoken across the country and in Canada. Denise@DeniseLamothe.com; www.DeniseLamothe.com; Box 933, Epping, NH 03042; 603-493-6043 or 603-778-4814.

Q: How is this book different from other books on this topic?
A: This is the only approach that will truly help and readers respond positively to the idea of actual weight loss. They really do know way down deep inside what they need. My intention is to help patients and readers uncover what works for them and then to make a personal plan for changing their weight and improving their health. I empower each of them to do whatever they feel comfortable doing to tame their personal Chew. We are all different and there is no “one size fits all” approach to being healthy and feeling happy in life. I stress that each reader should take what fits from the book and disregard anything that does not. I urge people to follow their inner direction, their intuitive sense of what is truly best for them. I also urge them to approach this issue one day, one breath, at a time. You can’t do everything at once and if you try, you will set yourself up to fail. Then you will feel worse – more anxious – and you are likely to make a beeline for the refrigerator.

Q: Is there anything else we should know about this book?
A: This book is not about being thin or depriving yourself of anything. It is about self acceptance throughout the process of healthy change. It is very hard for most people to embrace the notion that they are perfect just as they are but, at the same time, they are human and cannot do everything perfectly all the time. I find that folks generally want things to be clear — to be black and white. They often want to be told what the one thing is that they can do to feel in control all the time around food. This is not possible. Life is not black and white – things are always in motion, always changing. The goal is to know yourself as much as you can, to develop a loving and patient attitude towards yourself and to flow with the many challenges and changes that life brings your way without anesthetizing yourself with food. The Taming of the Chew helps readers to do just that.

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Question: Who is the intended audience?
Answer: Anyone who wants to perform at higher levels, with less effort and less stress.

Q: What is the book about?
A: Our society has been brainwashed into thinking that goals are the key to success. The reality is, they stifle imagination, squelch passion, and hinder true prosperity. Goal-Free Living will enable you to realize your full extraordinary human potential and begin living a more successful personal and professional life.

Q: Why are you the best person to write this book?
A: This book is based on interviews with over 150 individuals and 20 years of management consulting experience.

Q: How is this book different from other books on this topic?
A: A recent Guardian newspaper book review contrasted Goal-Free Living with Brian Tracy’s GOALS! The article said, “”Life, Brian Tracy is fond of saying, is like a buffet, not a table-service restaurant: you have to buckle down and work hard now, so that you can enjoy the fruits of your labor in the future. But this is surely exactly wrong – a recipe for storing up all your happiness for a brief few minutes on your deathbed, when you can look back smugly at your achievements. Contrast that with the insight of Stephen Shapiro, whose book Goal-Free Living makes the case that you can have some kind of direction to your life without obsessing about the specific destination. ‘Opportunity knocks often, but sometimes softly,’ he says. ‘While blindly pursuing our goals, we often miss unexpected and wonderful possibilities.’ That sounds a lot more smart to me.”

Q: Is there anything else we should know about this book?
A: It was the cover story in O, The Oprah Magazine. 2 pages dedicated to Goal-Free Living.

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What’s Your Dosha, Baby? Discover the Vedic Way for Compatibility in Life and Love

Question: Who is the audience?
Answer: Anyone looking to resolve conflicts, find true love and happiness and/or achieve success in life, love, and relationships.

Q: How will they benefit?
A: Learn your physical and emotional communication styles, which career paths work with your strengths, ways to decorate your home to help you feel more balanced and content, fun ways to spice up your love life, enhance intimacy, and much more.

Q: What inspired you to write this book?
A: I fell in love with Ayurveda, India’s 5,000 year old Science of Life – and applied these principles to the health of our relationships. This is the first book ever about Ayurveda and Relationships!

Free quiz to determine your dosha, or ayurvedic mind/body type: http://www.whatsyourdosha.com

Q: What else can you tell us about this topic?

A: An exciting new way to look at compatibility and relationships that will inspire people around the world to start asking “What¹s your dosha, baby?”

Quentin Tarantino is a Vata. Sharon Stone is a Pitta. Jennifer Lopez is a Kapha. What does that tell you about these celebrities? If you know about Ayurveda, it tells you a lot! It can even help to predict which celebrity love matches will last, and which will be more tested by life¹s natural challenges.

Thousands of years ago, philosophers and scientists in ancient India devised a system called Ayurveda, or “the science of life,” which explains the nature of everything in the universe. Now, in What’s Your Dosha, Baby? I apply this ancient wisdom to modern-day relationships, offering readers an exciting new way to measure their compatibility with lovers, friends, coworkers, and family and arming them with the insight they need to make all their relationships work.

After taking the quiz to determine one’s personal dosha‹one of three personality types based on physical features and personality traits‹readers can learn how their dosha interacts with the others, their physical and emotional communication styles, instinctual preferences regarding food, travel, lifestyle, and work, fun ways to spice up your sex life and much more. Perfect for those looking to end the squabbling with their mate, resolve a conflict with their boss, or get the man or woman of their dreams to commit, What’s Your Dosha, Baby? will help readers find true happiness and achieve great success in life, love, and relationships.

It wasn’t too long ago that people would strike up a conversation with “What’s your sign?” Before astrology became popular in the 60′s and 70′s we would have had no idea what “sign” was being referred to: stop, yield, no trespassing? Eventually the vernacular of the ancient Greeks became a part of our everyday vocabulary, and today we can grasp the difference between a Capricorn and an Aquarius.

Now it seems everything old is new again! With the rise in popularity of all things Eastern, I’ve found a way for us find love in our lives with Ayurveda. With Ayurveda, we can wade through the dating pool with a lot more information that we can use to make better decisions about who we get involved with, or don¹t get involved with. With just a basic understanding of Ayurveda, we have a short-cut for getting to know each other.

Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D., the New York Times bestselling author, agrees. Of Coffey’s book she says: “Applying ancient wisdom to modern-day relationships is beautifully executed by Lissa Coffey in her book, What’s Your Dosha, Baby? She not only shows you what type you are best suited for, she also shows strengths, compatibilities, and potential challenges. Read this before you make any personal relationship commitments!”

Ayurveda can also be used as a tool to deepen a relationship, and to encourage intimacy. Each dosha responds differently to sensual stimuli. Ayurveda has suggestions for various seductive techniques for each dosha. We can get really close to our partners this way.

“What’s your sign, baby?” became the catch-phrase of the 1970′s after Linda Goodman’s “Love Signs” popularized astrology, and I hope that people today will be asking “What¹s your dosha, baby?” and enjoying the many benefits of Ayurveda thanks to her efforts. “Deepak Chopra really started this whole trend, but I truly believe that Ayurveda is the next big thing. If you haven’t heard of it yet, now you have!”