A book for compulsive, emotional eaters, this Workbook teaches readers how to feel their feelings and take care of themselves in non-food ways.
Success in overcoming eating problems depends on learning to effectively and appropriately handle emotions, specifically: guilt, shame, anxiety, helplessness, disappointment, confusion, and loneliness. Writing from a foundation of cognitive-behavioral therapy, Koenig interweaves down-to-earth discussion with mindful, reflective exercises to show readers how to identify, experience, and learn from feelings instead of burying them in food-related behaviors.
This book starts with a 100-question Food and Feelings Assessment which is repeated at the end of the book for readers to identify what they've learned and what aspects of food and feeling are still challenging them. "Stop and Feel" and "Practice" exercises are scattered throughout the book to help readers dig deep to discover--and resolve--their eating and emotional problems.
This Workbook explains:
The true purpose of emotions
Why there is no such thing as a "good" or "bad" feeling
How to stop taking care of everyone else's needs instead of your own
Why iner pain causes you to focus on weight, food, or appearance
Ways to trust both hour body and your feelings
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Table of Contents:
1 The Function of Feelings
"You Mean There's a Point to All This Misery?"
2 Fear of Feelings
"Can't I Learn to Outrun Them?"
3 Feelings, Not Food
"I'd Rather Suck on a Lemon!"
4 The Seven Most Difficult Feelings for Disordered Eaters
"More Like 700!"
5 Guilt
"It's a Feeling, Not a Permanent Medical Condition?"
6 Shame
"I'm Reading This Chapter Under the Covers!"
7 Helplessness
"Who Put My Brain in a Straightjacket?"
8 Anxiety
"It Can't Find Me If I'm Hiding Behind the Refrigerator!"
9 Disappointment
"If I Use My Scale as a Shield, I Won't Feel a Thing!"
10 Confusion
"To Eat or Not to Eat, That Is the Question!"
11 Loneliness
"Table for One, Please!"
12 Freeing Your Feelings
"Can't I Put 'Em Out with the Trash?"
13 Triggers to Intense Feelings and Disordered Eating
"Don't They Come with Safety Locks?"
14 Feeling Your Way to Happiness, Health, and a Natural Body Weight
"Sold--I'll Take All Three!"
Professional Reviews
Tools to achieve full recovery
In a lighthearted way, Karen helps us stop and identify our feelings in order to be successful in our recovery. While many books end there, Karen takes us beyond that and provides the tools to actually achieve full recovery. This book is relaxed and supportive and can be read in chapters or just a bit at a time. Beth Mayer, LICSW
Expert advice
Karen tackles the complex relationship between eating and emotions head on! Her advice and non-intimidating style will be welcomed by those who have struggled for years with their eating-related issues.
Dr. Audrey Ades
Thrilled to discover this workbook
For people struggling with eating disorders, being able to understand, tolerate, and learn from one's feelings is the key to recovery. Many books tell people to "feel their feelings," but few fully explain why and how to do this. I am thrilled to discover this workbook. Rivka Simmons, MA
Re-Release! No longer back-listed. Return to the Olde Ways. The hustle and bustle of modern day life has brought many of us to a quick fix attitude.This book is for those of you who are fed up; have looked at your life and your loved ones and realize
