Lost and Found: One Woman's Story of Losing Her Money and Finding Her Life

The#1"NewYorkTimes"bestsellingauthorof"WomenFoodandGod"exploreshowemotionalissueswithmoneymirrorthosewithfoodanddieting.WhenGeneenRothandherhusbandlosttheirlifesavings,RothjoinedthemillionsofAmericansdealingwithfinancialturbulence,uncertainty,andabruptreversalsintheirexpectations.Theresultingshockwasthecatalystforhertoexplore,inworkshopsandinherownlife,howwomen'shabitsandbehaviorsaroundmoney-aswithfood-canleadtoexactlythesituationstheymostwanttoavoid.Rothidentifiedherownunconsciouschoices-bingeshoppingfollowedbyperiodsofbudgetaryself-deprivation,"treating"herselfinwaysthatultimatelyfailedtosustain,andusingmoneyasasubstituteforlove-amongothers.Assheexaminedthedeepsourcesofthesehabits,shefacedthehardtruthaboutwhereher"self-protective"financialdecisionshadled.Asinallherbooks,Rothrelatesherpersonalexperiencewithirreverenthumorandhard-wonwisdom.Here,sheoffersprovocativeandradicalstrategiesfortransforminghowwefeelandbehaveabouttheresourcesthatshould,andultimatelycan,sustainandsupportourlives.--Thistextreferstothe精装edition.