Woodman, my mother, and me

In what follows, imagine if you will that you are reading notes from an analysis, with Marion Woodman, voiced via italicized quotes from her writing about obesity, as the analyst and I, the analysand. She makes an observation or interpretation and I respond, defending, resisting, and sometimes accepting what she says.

Woodman: I think eating disorders are related to a problem with the mother. Mother is related to nourishment, cherishing, sweetness—food is a metaphor for mother

(Peay, 1992, p. 10).