HEALING FOOD ADDICTION: What Works (Paperback)

In this, his final and most comprehensive work, Phil Werdell presents the first evidence-based guide to Food Addiction treatment. Drawing from his personal experience with the disease, as well as from his decades working with Food Addicts worldwide, he outlines a clear, structured treatment approach that has helped countless individuals reclaim their lives.

This book is essential reading for Food Addicts, for those questioning their relationship with food, and for the professionals and clinicians working with them. Phil's voice lives on in the pages of this book, offering a roadmap to lasting recovery and a legacy that will continue to heal lives for years to come.

For decades until his death in 2023, Phil Werdell was a prominent practitioner and writer in the field of Food Addiction. He was a graduate of Yale University and did postgraduate work in eating disorders at the University of South Florida, as well as in adult education at Columbia University. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for study in India and a Corning Fellowship for study of international business.
After a 20-year career in innovative higher education, he became a lead therapist at a hospital-based residential treatment program for Food Addiction. In 1993, he founded ACORN Food Dependency Recovery Services (now SHiFT―Recovery by ACORN) and worked professionally with more than 5,000 late-stage Food Addicts. He also directed a three-year training program for Food Addiction professionals, founded the Food Addiction Institute, and wrote a half dozen books on Food Addiction.
Mr. Werdell's previous career was as a teacher and administrator at Yale University, City University of New York, College for Human Services (NYC), Campus Free College, College of New Rochelle, and Springfield College (Tampa, FL).