When we constantly feel hungry and overeat, sometimes it’s not about the food. In this important book, a weight management expert presents the proven-effective Anchor Weight Management System to help people finally end their struggles with emotional eating and weight gain. For over fifty years, nutritional and medical scientists have dissected the problem of obesity. The result of this half-century of investigation has been a series of recommendations about what and how much to eat, and an unintended consequence is that we’ve been deprived of the joy of eating. From low-fat diets to the no-carb craze, the market has been continually flooded with one assortment of fad products and diets after another. So, when does it end? If you’re struggling with emotional overeating and are trying to lose weight, you should know that you don’t need to deny yourself certain foods. In The Emotional Eating Workbook, you'll learn about the real psychological needs that underlie your food cravings, how to meet those needs in positive ways, be mindful of your body, and find the deep satisfaction many overeaters seek in food. It’s not about food. It’s about how food is used to self-soothe, numb ourselves against the pain of living, or self-medicate in coping with stress and unresolved emotions. The Anchor Program™ approach detailed in this book is not about dieting. It’s about being anchored to your true, authentic self. When you find your unique anchor, you will relate better to your body, you'll know intuitively how to feed your body, and you'll reach the weight that’s right for you.

This highly accessible therapy workbook is designed to help individuals who are engaged in weight management and obesity treatments improve their relationship with food and manage their emotional eating. Emotional eating is a very common and distressing problem for many people who are trying to manage their weight. Emotional eating can contribute to weight gain and/or difficulties losing weight. It can also have a psychological impact, as people often feel very ashamed, frustrated and self-critical about their difficulties in stopping this behaviour. Instead of trying to address these emotional eating patterns through dieting or focusing on food, the approach presented in this workbook focuses on understanding the psychological and emotional drivers for the behaviour. Drawing on ideas from Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Compassion-focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the book is a step-by-step programme to help you develop a detailed understanding of the psychological drivers for your emotional eating behaviour and will help you develop a range of psychological strategies to manage your emotions and thoughts about food. The workbook contains practical resources and exercises, and by the end of the programme, you will have developed your own Emotional Eating Manual. This therapy workbook is for people who are unhappy with their emotional eating habits and the impact these have on their emotional health. It is also a valuable resource for therapists, dietitians and other allied professionals who work with this population.

**************Binge Eating Workbook for Teens************** Transforming Your Relationship with Food through Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Empowerment Book Summary: The "Binge Eating Workbook for Teens" is an essential, comprehensive, and practical guide specifically designed to help teenagers overcome binge eating disorder and build a healthier relationship with food. This innovative workbook provides a step-by-step approach that addresses the root causes of binge eating behaviors while empowering teens to develop healthier eating habits and coping mechanisms. The book is organized into several sections, each focusing on a crucial aspect of recovery: Understanding Binge Eating: In this section, readers will explore the factors that contribute to binge eating, including emotional triggers, stress, and societal pressures. The author highlights the negative impact of binge eating on one's mental and physical health and provides valuable insights into the condition, helping teens gain a better understanding of their struggles. Mindfulness and Emotional Awareness: This section introduces mindfulness techniques that assist teens in becoming more aware of their emotions and eating habits. Through guided exercises and self-reflection, readers will learn to recognize their triggers and develop strategies to prevent emotional eating. By cultivating mindfulness, teens can make conscious, healthy choices in their everyday lives. Self-Compassion and Self-Care: Building a healthy relationship with food involves self-compassion and self-care. In this section, the author presents practical strategies for cultivating self-compassion, practicing self-care, and fostering a positive body image. Readers will learn how to be kinder to themselves, develop a loving and supportive inner voice, and prioritize their well-being. Coping Mechanisms and Healthy Eating Habits: This section offers guidance on replacing binge eating behaviors with healthier alternatives, such as mindful eating, portion control, and balanced nutrition. The author also shares tips on managing stress, dealing with social situations, and avoiding relapses. These practical strategies empower teens to take control of their eating habits and lead a more balanced lifestyle. Creating a Support Network: Recovery from binge eating is often more successful when supported by friends, family, and professionals. This section provides advice on building a strong support network and seeking professional help when necessary. By connecting with others who understand their struggles, teens can find the encouragement and guidance they need to stay on track. Moving Forward: The final section focuses on maintaining progress and continuing the journey toward a healthier relationship with food. The author shares inspiring stories from other teens who have successfully overcome binge eating, offering hope and encouragement for the future. Readers will learn how to set achievable goals, track their progress, and celebrate their successes. Throughout the "Binge Eating Workbook for Teens," readers will engage with exercises, thought-provoking questions, and practical tips that help them apply the concepts and techniques in their daily lives. By following the guidance and advice provided in this workbook, teenagers struggling with binge eating will learn to transform their relationship with food, embrace self-compassion, and ultimately, unleash their inner strength to lead a healthier and more fulfilling life. Don't miss the opportunity to embark on a transformative journey towards self-discovery, healing, and empowerment with the "Binge Eating Workbook for Teens."

If you eat to help manage your emotions, you may have discovered that it doesn’t work. Once you’re done eating, you might even feel worse. Eating can all too easily become a strategy for coping with depression, anxiety, boredom, stress, and anger, and a reliable reward when it’s time to celebrate. If you are ready to experience emotions without consuming them or being consumed by them, the mindfulness, acceptance, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills in End Emotional Eating can help. This book does not focus on what or how to eat—rather, these scientifically supported skills will teach you how to manage emotions and urges gracefully, live in the present moment, learn from your feelings, and cope with distress skillfully. This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.

Help your clients achieve exactly what they want when it comes to emotional eating … you can eat to copeyou can learn to use food on occasion to feel betteryou can feel in control (and have a treat)you don’t have to feel bad or guilty about emotional eatingyou don’t need to completely eliminate emotional eating to be healthy In his new book, Mindful Emotional Eating, psychologist Pavel Somov has given a “cultural permission” to eat emotionally -- with mindfulness-based tools to do so in moderation and without self-judgment and self-loathing. Somov proposes that emotional eating is a legitimate form of self-care and teaches clients and clinicians how to “leverage more coping per calorie.” Numerous original exercises and meditative techniques will guide a more conscious alliance with food during moments of emotional distress.

Heal the trauma at the root of your emotional eating. If you’ve experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, your past trauma could affect how you care for yourself today. You may struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings, and reach for food to soothe your emotions when feeling sad, anxious, or stressed. You aren’t alone. In fact, studies show there is a strong link between adversity, trauma, and abuse and emotional eating. The good news is there are tools you can use to heal from the past and nurture a healthier relationship with food, your body, and yourself. This book offers step-by-step guidance for rewiring your brain to calm trauma-based fears, regulate your body and emotions, connect with your inner wisdom for strength, and release emotional weight. Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors offers an innovative, trauma-informed approach to overcoming emotional eating using the principles of mindfulness, self-compassion, and neuroscience. With this gentle guide, you will gain a deeper understanding of your trauma, and discover alternative ways to soothe stress and difficult emotions when they show up. You’ll also learn to shift your focus away from your weight, so you can cultivate a more loving connection with your body as you heal. With this compassionate guide, you’ll discover ways to: Calm your anxious brain and body Safely process your emotions Transform self-punishment into self-compassion Practice self-forgiveness and overcome body shame Take your power back from trigger foods Create an emotionally safe sanctuary with friends, family, and home Most importantly, you’ll find the support you need to end the cycle of emotional eating and release the weight of your trauma—so you can live with a greater sense of freedom and vitality.

Turn mindless eating habits into mindful eating habits! In this breakthrough workbook, Susan Albers—author of Eating Mindfully and the New York Times bestseller, Eat Q—offers powerful mindfulness-based activities and skills to help you stop overeating. Do you zone out while eating? You’re not alone! It’s easy to polish off a bag of chips or a giant bowl of popcorn while marathon-streaming your favorite TV show. And while indulging here and there certainly won’t hurt you, mindless eating can become a harmful habit in the long run—leading to obesity, health problems, and negative body image. So, how can you start making healthier food choices? Using the same highly effective approach as the breakthrough book Eating Mindfully, The Eating Mindfully Workbook for Teens will show you how to deal with the day-to-day challenges of making healthy decisions about food. Instead of resorting to fad diets, you’ll learn how to avoid overeating in the first place, be more aware of your body, and really enjoy meals—instead of just popping food in your mouth without thinking. It’s not easy to make smart food choices in our fast-paced, fast food culture. This workbook can help guide you, one bite at a time. Teens need mental health resources more than ever. With over 1.2 million copies sold worldwide, Instant Help Books for teens are engaging, proven-effective, and recommended by therapists.

People with normal eating patterns eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. But people struggling with binge eating relate very differently to this most basic need, often risking depression, gastrointestinal problems, and even death because of their problems with food. The Appetite Awareness Workbook offers an eight-week, cognitively based program to help you learn to pay attention to hunger cues, keep track of your feelings about food, and develop an eating schedule that discourages binge eating. In a series of easy exercises, the book guides you toward taking control of eating habits. First, gradual changes help you eat only when hungry or when a mealtime is scheduled. Then, awareness exercises help you stop eating when moderately full. Finally, by using cognitive techniques to control the tendency to eat for emotional reasons and journaling exercises to stay motivated and on track, you'll learn how to retrain yourself to maintain normal and healthy eating habits for life.

Establish a practice of mindful eating with actionable strategies and exercises from The Mindful Eating Workbook. Eating mindlessly is easy—eating mindfully takes practice. The Mindful Eating Workbook offers actionable, mindfulness-based strategies and exercises to adopt a mindful eating practice and nurture a healthy relationship with food. Vincci Tsui, a "non-diet" dietitian and certified Intuitive Eating counselor, offers step-by-step guidance to core concepts and philosophies of mindful eating. Applying theory to practice, this mindful eating workbook uses a combined approach of reflective exercises and strategies to reconnect you with your body and your needs. The Mindful Eating Workbook includes: Mindful eating 101 explores the lifelong benefits of eating mindfully, and outlines how you can bring this practice into your life. Real strategies to practice mindfulness while cooking and eating, and using mindfulness to recognize your body's signals. Reflective exercises that include assessments, journal entries, and observation logs to keep track of your journey and progress. Savoring flavors, intuitively nourishing your body, and appreciating food's true purpose to provide energy—mindful eating isn't a diet, it is a way of life. Start practicing mindful eating with The Mindful Eating Workbook.

Do you use food to comfort yourself during stressful times? The Intuitive Eating Workbook offers a comprehensive, evidence-based program to help you develop a healthy relationship with food, pay attention to cues of hunger and satisfaction, and cultivate a profound connection with your mind and body. Have you tried fad diet after fad diet, only to gain weight back? Maybe you’ve tried the protein diet only to move on to vegetables only? Raw almonds and coconut water every forty-five minutes instead of big meals? Or perhaps you’ve tried counting calories, but the numbers on the scale still don’t add up. If you are ready to throw in your hat and give up on dieting for good, take heart. You can enjoy food again—you just need to pay attention to your body’s natural hunger cues. Based on the authors’ best-selling book, Intuitive Eating, this workbook can show you how. The Intuitive Eating Workbook offers a new way of looking at food and mealtime by showing you how to recognize your body’s natural hunger signals. Structured around the ten principles of intuitive eating, the mindful approach in this workbook encourages you to abandon unhealthy weight control behaviors, develop positive body image, and—most importantly—stop feeling distressed around food! You were born with all the wisdom you need for eating intuitively. This book will help you reconnect with that wisdom and ultimately change your life—one meal at a time.