Deep inside us, we know what every family therapist knows: the problems between the parents become the problems within the children.

In his book Transformations (ISBN 978-0671250669) Gould presents his view that adult psychological development consists of the “dismantling of the illusions of safety developed in childhood. Gould has pioneered the use of computer-assisted and web-based therapy. D.

In both the book and online program Gould suggests that the powerlessness people feel over their cravings to eat when they are emotionally upset is a cover-up for a deeper sense of powerlessness in areas or “layers” of their lives not directly connected to eating. Roger Gould M. His research was used extensively in “Passages” by Gail Sheehy.