Emotional eating. It's a rising epidemic. Maria tries to hide how much it hurts when people tell her she needs to lose weight. Kim is caught in a cycle of binging and purging and cannot break out of it. Anna is determined to stay thin at any cost, but her frail body grows weaker every day. Jasmine refuses to miss a workout despite reoccurring injuries. Katrina looks in the mirror and sees "repulsive," "fat," and "stupid," even though her friends tell her she's one of the most intelligent and beautiful women they know. If I'm so beautiful, why can't I see it? Millions of women find themselves stuck in a cycle of negative thinking and destructive behaviors when it comes to food and body-image. Eyes Wide Open is designed to help them break free. This 10-week Healing Group Leader Guide (developed by Living in Truth Ministries) coincides with Kimberly Davidson's book Eyes Wide Open: Love Yourself and Love Your Body in 9-weeks and provides detailed information and bonus material so that you can effectively lead a group in your own setting. The program is for women and teen girls seeking freedom from worldly lies surrounding food, body-image, and self-esteem and focuses on spiritual and emotional healing. Through community-based support and individual study this program is designed to help women and teen girls: -replace worldly lies with biblical truth -pursue perfection God's way -grow closer to God & develop authentic relationships with other women *This program is not intended to take the place of medical or psychological care. It is intended to be a spiritual component of your comprehensive care plan.