The Heal Your Relationship With Food : Effective Strategies to Help You Think Differently and Overcome Problems with Eating, Emotions and Body Image

Many of us have an unhealthy relationship with food. Perhaps you've been trying to diet for years, or only feel in control if you're restricting your food intake or following strict diet rules. Perhaps you binge or comfort eat when you're feeling low. Your relationship with food feels far from healthy, but it's been like that for so long that you don't know how to change it. With clear steps, and practical advice, this book will help you sustain positive changes to overcome your issues around food, and repair unhealthy eating habits and mindsets. Whether it be strict dieting, out of control eating, a fixation with your body, or managing emotions with food, this book gives you the tools you need to heal your relationship with food. This book brings together the authors' expertise in evidence-based treatment, arming you with clinically proven strategies to address issues with food, eating, emotions and your body You can take control of your eating difficulties and you can start today. In this book, well get to the heart of why you restrict your eating, whether it be binge eating or purging. Whatever pulls you to these problems, whatever your mind is telling you, well give you the tools you need to beat them. With simple steps, and practical advice that really works, this book will help you take healthy control and sustain positive changes to overcome your eating problems. You can do this. Juliet Rosewall and Amy Chisholm are Clinical Psychologists who specialise in treating eating disorders. This book brings together all of their expertise, and that of dietetic expert Maureen Moerbeck, to explore clinically proven strategies for addressing eating problems. CONTENTS Meet The Authors Introduction PART I: THE GROUNDWORK 1: Understanding Your Eating Problems 2: Your Body’s Nutritional Needs 3: The Effects Of Dieting... And Why It Doesn’t Work 4: Why Compensatory Behaviours Don’t Work PART II: FIRST STEPS 5: Time To Change? 6: Finding Support 7: Becoming Aware 8: Start Regular And Balanced Eating 9: Stop Compensatory Behaviours 10: Abandon Strict Food Rules PART III: GET EQUIPPED 11: It’s All About Perception 12: Addressing How We Think 13: Rules And Beliefs 14: Facing Your Fears 15: When Thoughts Remain Stuck 16: Dealing With Emotions 17: Body Image 18: The Practice Of Mindfulness 19: The Problem With Perfectionism 20: Fostering Self-Esteem 21: Relationships 22: Keep Going A STORY OF HOPE Useful Resources You can take control over your eating difficulties – and you can start today. In this book, we’ll get to the heart of why you restrict your eating, binge eat or purge. Whatever pulls you to these problems, whatever your mind is telling you, we’ll give you the tools you need to beat them. With simple steps, and practical advice that really works, this book will help you take healthy control and sustain positive changes to overcome your eating problems. You can do this. Juliet Rosewall and Amy Chisholm are Clinical Psychologists who specialise in treating eating disorders. This book brings together all of their expertise, and that of dietetic expert Maureen Moerbeck, to explore clinically proven strategies for addressing eating problems. You can change your relationship with food for the better. Clinical psychologists Juliet Rosewall and Amy Chisholm, and dietitian Maureen Moerbeck get to the heart of your issues with food and give you the tools you need to overcome them