If you haven't visited my website lately, you'll find some changes. As my therapy practice develops and I learn more, I want to share more of what I discover. Now when you click the Emotional Eating link, you'll find information about my Workshops in Pleasant Hill, new start dates and times for my Support Groups, and a brand new link to my COACHING page devoted to helping people stop eating compulsively.
"Why coaching" you ask? I'm discovering more and more people who want to learn the non-diet approach, but due to geography or other restrictions, can't attend my classes or groups in person. The coaching program is a personalized version of the 12-week group format - but delivered via email over 12 months. Clients are provided with monthly assignments. These include short articles to read, some journaling, as well as setting goals and taking steps to care for the emotions they've been eating over. I provide written feedback on all assignments as well as monthly tele-coaching sessions to answer questions, clarify goals and actions, and provide support and encouragement.
When needed, coaching clients are encouraged to work with a therapist in their area to get support and insight on any emotions that are particularly painful, or areas where they feel stuck.
For more info, visit www.julielevin.com/freedomcoaching.htm. There, you'll find the first month's assignments so you can get a preview of the program - or a head start!
Let me know what you think of these changes and new options.
Warm regards,
Julie
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Monday, March 26, 2007
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Want to be Free of Emotional Eating? Welcome to the Blog!
If you would like to recover from emotional eating or are already in the process, you're in the right place. And now is the best time - since the diet was invented - to begin.
Since the 1970's the non-diet approach to eating problems has been slowly but steadily gaining momentum. For many years, the main resource for people who wanted to stop dieting and begin eating "normally" was Overcoming Overeating by Jane Hirschmann and Carol Munter.
But in the last ten years, the number of books and resources has grown. Today, there are lots of great books, websites, support groups and programs that teach people how to recognize emotional eating and take care of their feelings directly, rather than with food.
While the desire to be thinner or the fear of gaining weight may motivate you to begin doing this work, the benefit is far greater than weight loss. When you free yourself from emotional eating, you are freeing yourself from painful patterns of self-criticism, shame, obsessive thinking, and self-punishing deprivation.
The road to freedom may be difficult and even scary at times. You may have come to rely on diets to feel "in control" and safe from the fear of gaining weight. But take heart! Your body is designed to be self-regulating. Just like breathing, blinking, and sweating, your body has an automatic system that tells you when to eat, what to eat, and when to stop eating. Through the resources and information on this blog, I hope to provide you with the support you need to
1. hear and follow your body's signals: hunger, cravings, and fullness - and
2. recognize and attend to the emotions that food is currently helping you to soothe.
A good starting point is practicing Mindful Eating. There are a few books that describe this process including The Zen of Eating by R. Kabatznick and Eating Mindfully by S. Albers. For a quick start, you can download my PDF article on mindful eating at www.julielevin.com/mindful.php.
Since the 1970's the non-diet approach to eating problems has been slowly but steadily gaining momentum. For many years, the main resource for people who wanted to stop dieting and begin eating "normally" was Overcoming Overeating by Jane Hirschmann and Carol Munter.
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| Great resource for compulsive and emotional eaters! |
But in the last ten years, the number of books and resources has grown. Today, there are lots of great books, websites, support groups and programs that teach people how to recognize emotional eating and take care of their feelings directly, rather than with food.
While the desire to be thinner or the fear of gaining weight may motivate you to begin doing this work, the benefit is far greater than weight loss. When you free yourself from emotional eating, you are freeing yourself from painful patterns of self-criticism, shame, obsessive thinking, and self-punishing deprivation.
The road to freedom may be difficult and even scary at times. You may have come to rely on diets to feel "in control" and safe from the fear of gaining weight. But take heart! Your body is designed to be self-regulating. Just like breathing, blinking, and sweating, your body has an automatic system that tells you when to eat, what to eat, and when to stop eating. Through the resources and information on this blog, I hope to provide you with the support you need to
1. hear and follow your body's signals: hunger, cravings, and fullness - and
2. recognize and attend to the emotions that food is currently helping you to soothe.
A good starting point is practicing Mindful Eating. There are a few books that describe this process including The Zen of Eating by R. Kabatznick and Eating Mindfully by S. Albers. For a quick start, you can download my PDF article on mindful eating at www.julielevin.com/mindful.php.
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