Most weight "loss" programs focus on overeating and lack of exercise; very few of them address the underlying reason for weight issues.  Weight issues are a result of unhealthy patterns of behavior and a negative self image.  
The Service to Self process, taught in this book, focuses on reprogramming and healing old patterns of behavior to create a positive, lasting change, in self image - weight “release” is a natural byproduct of this process.

In my 30 years counseling clients, I have come to realize that every client who struggles with weight is really struggling with unresolved issues. This book does a remarkable job of guiding the reader through the sometimes complex maze of beliefs, fears, needs and emotions to get to the underlying cause of weight problems. - Joyce Nelson Patenaude Ph. D., author of Too Tired to Keep Running, Too Scare to Stop