By Rich Simon It seems astonishing that even just two or three decades ago, parents not only pretty much knew what was expected of them to turn their offspring into civilized adults, but they could actually count on society to back them up. Even more astounding, kids seemed to understand this, too. Even if they rebelled against, yelled about, or sullenly resented how “unfair” adults were, they seemed to acknowledge adult authority and realize that they would just have to wait until they turned 18 to get for themselves the keys to the kingdom of grown-up independence.
Requested page not available (because user or community was deleted)P005, Diets, Session 3, Linda BaconWelcome to “Achieving Health at Every Size,” with Linda Bacon, who’s a researcher, professor, and author of Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight. In this session, Bacon will discuss the evidence illustrating that popular ideas regarding weight loss as equal to positive self-care can actually hinder a healthy lifestyle.
05.09.2011 Posted In: P005 New Perspectives on Practice: Diets and Our Demons By Psychotherapy Networker
She’ll cover the science that disputes conventional perspectives about health and weight, how working toward weight-loss goals can undermine a client’s ability to achieve positive, healthy habits, how to help clients understand that self-nourishment is more important than weight loss, and much more. After listening to the session, please share on the Comment Board what you learned and any questions you may have. What was most interesting or relevant to you? We invite you to include your name and hometown with your comment, and to take a few minutes to read and response to other participants’ comments. Comments |
Thank you, Cathy
I am a practitioner of mindfulness meditation and I am wondering if there has been any research done studying the effects of mindfulness on natural regulation of weight. I recall years ago that when I began my mindfulness practice that I experienced weight loss when that was not even a goal.I also feel that it brought me into a much better relationship with my body and emotions and the size of my body was irrelevant.
I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation on the myths of weight and diet, giving me a new perspective. The research and the experiences discussed made it easy for me to appreciate the confidence with which you spoke of this topic. "Fat and fit" will now be looked at differently.
Rick: I want to thank you for giving us these webinars as gifts for our profession. I am thoroughly involved with watching them and although I feel that the information is sometimes enough for a course, I do not want to miss them.
I hope that the ones that I had technical difficulties with (attchments 2 and 5) and diet(1,2) will be shown again for viewing. Many thanks. Sincerely, Gail H. Miami Beach
I only hope your message spreads rapidly!
Thanks