Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Feast and Famine
Robin H. Clare · 2020
58/100
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Robin Clare's honest, hard-won account of forty years in the grip of food addiction is genuinely moving, and her reach across multiple addiction types gives the book broader appeal than a straight eating-disorder memoir. But the heavy New Age scaffolding — Akashic records, energy healing, channeled guidance from Sophia — will be a dealbreaker for readers who need grounded, evidence-based recovery support. Worth reading for the personal testimony; lean on other resources for the recovery framework.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety72
substance58
craft60
originality62
accuracy42
hype55
age-fit65
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict58
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