The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Bulimia: A Guide to Breaking Free from Bulimia Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Emily Sandoz · Kelly Wilson · Troy DuFrene

srp 2011. · New Harbinger Publications

O ovoj e-knjizi

If you have bulimia, you know what it's like to be locked in a battle with your body-and you know that whether you're trying to lose weight or struggling to end the bingeing and purging cycle, the same old fears and self-doubts keep coming back. The approach to moving beyond bulimia in The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Bulimia is different than other treatments you may have tried. Instead of encouraging you to avoid or fight against the conflicted feelings you have about food and your body, this workbook invites you to welcome and accept your deepest fears, learn to live with them, and put the things that are really important in your life first.

Easier said than done? Definitely. But with this plan based in acceptance and commitment therapy, a proven-effective therapeutic solution to bulimia and other conditions, you'll develop the powerful psychological skills you need to move past bulimia and toward a more fulfilling way of life.

The worksheets, exercises, and questionnaires in this book will help you:

Determine the risks of continuing the bulimia cycle

Identify the experiences and relationships that matter to you most

Practice present-moment awareness

Learn to accept your thoughts, feelings, and experiences as they come

Recommit to living according to your deepest values

O autoru

Emily K. Sandoz, MS, is a graduate student of Kelly Wilson's and an up-and-coming ACT expert and researcher.

Kelly G. Wilson, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi. He is a central figure in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and was one of the authors of the landmark Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Guilford Press, first edition 1999, second edition 2011). Wilson is among the most sought-after ACT trainers. His popular experiential workshops touch thousands of clinicians and students each year. www.onelifellc.com

Troy DuFrene is a writer specializing in psychology. He is coauthor of Coping with OCD, Mindfulness for Two, and Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong. He lives and works in Oakland, CA. Visit him at www.troydufrene.com.