Stop Bingeing, Start Living: Proven Therapeutic Strategies for Breaking the Binge Eating Cycle

by Shrein H. Bahrami MFT

Overview

Break the binge eating cycle with recovery-oriented, CBT and mindfulness strategies from Stop Bingeing, Start Living.

A healthy relationship with food also includes how we think and feel about ourselves. Healing both mind and body, Stop Bingeing, Start Living arms you with proven therapeutic and wellness strategies to free yourself from self-judgement and finally put an end to binge eating.

Through intuitive and mindful eating activities, these strategies show you how to listen to your body to change your relationship with food. Combined with highly effective CBT exercises, you'll learn how to rewire your brain to overcome urges and strengthen your mind-body-soul connection.

Stop Bingeing, Start Living arms you with integrative, concrete tools that you can apply in your day-to-day life, and includes:

• An introduction that helps you better understand your relationship to food, complete with the latest research and reflective exercises.
• A holistic plan that uses CBT, ACT, and mindfulness therapies to help you eat mindfully and intuitively.
• A recovery toolbox that includes actionable strategies and exercises such as self-assessments, reflective prompts, and goal setting exercises to guide you through your journey.

Imagine a new vision for your life wherein you can live without the constant focus on weight and food. To turn that vision into a reality, Stop Bingeing, Start Living equips you with actionable strategies to start managing emotions and stop binge eating.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641521000
Publisher:	Callisto Publishing
Publication date:	11/20/2018
Pages:	166
Sales rank:	1,018,477
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

SHREIN H. BAHRAMI is a marriage and family therapist in San Francisco. She is the founder of Evolve Wellness, a group practice of clinicians specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. For nearly a decade, she has provided counseling in residential and outpatient settings to clients and their families seeking recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Shrein has contributed to articles featured on NBC News, The Guardian, Bustle, Readers’ Digest, and The Mighty.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

Chapter 1 Understanding Binge Eating 1

Chapter 2 Packing Your Toolkit 22

Chapter 3 Your Goals and Values 48

Chapter 4 Listening to Your Body 70

Chapter 5 Managing Your Emotions 94

Chapter 6 Start Living 116

Chapter 7 One Day at a Time 137

Resources 139

References 142

Index 152

Editorial Reviews

"In a very concise, compassionate and readable manner, Stop Bingeing, Start Living addresses the core issues of binge eating and gives hope to anyone who is struggling with this painful and often isolating disorder. Weaving together the concepts of Intuitive Eating, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and much more, this gem of a book offers readers the essential components of recovery. A must-have for clinicians and clients alike."—Andrea Wachter, LMFT, Psychotherapist and author of Getting Over Overeating for Teens, co-author of The Don’t Diet, Live-It Workbook and Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Breaking the “I Feel Fat” Spell

“In Stop Bingeing, Start Living, Shrein Bahrami proves herself to be a compassionate and grounded guide, giving hope to those who are experiencing despair, frustration, and hopelessness from repeated attempts at recovery. This book offers a compassionate, holistic, and insightful context for you in your recovery journey. And last but not least, it offers pragmatic, evidence-based tools. Recovery is absolutely possible. This book can help you discover that for yourself.”—Linda Shanti McCabe, PsyD., Clinical Psychologist and author of The Recovery Mama Guide to Maintaining Your Eating Disorder Recovery During Pregnancy and Postpartum

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