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Endorsements of The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook
"Superstar clinicians and authors Matz, Pershing, and Harrison have gifted us with this practical, useful, and healing workbook. It reveals with compassion the dangers and damage of diet culture and weight stigma, then offers instead the most scientifically and psychologically sound best practices. This is a brilliant resource for individuals looking for the truest pathway toward a joyful and sustainable relationship with eating as well as being an invaluable tool for clinicians to use with clients."
- Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-S, FAED, Founder & Medical Director of the Gaudiani Clinic, and author of “Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders” (Routledge, 2018)
"The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Bingeing, and Body Image Workbook is a comprehensive resource for learning how diet culture impacts you and practicing how to navigate it all with compassion instead of quick fixes that don't last. This is the kind of workbook that serves as foundational knowledge to equip you throughout your life and as a go-to resource for immediate advice or strategies at the moment you need them.”
- Lexie Kite, Ph.D., co-author of "More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament" (HarperCollins, 2021)
You can feel better about your body, and move from body shame to body positivity!
With these simple practices, reflections, and inspirations you’ll learn to find appreciation for your body. This deck contains 53 unique healing strategies that will guide you to build self-confidence and respect for the body that you have - and help to create a more inclusive world.
The cards are divided into four easy-to-navigate categories:
Self-Compassion - Relate to yourself with kindness and care
Body Image - Cultivate acceptance, appreciation, and respect
Mindfulness - Notice thoughts, feelings, and sensations in the present without judgment
Self-Care - Practice positive, sustainable behaviors for physical and emotional wellbeing
Binge Eating Disorder: The Journey to Recovery and Beyond, written by a clinician and an advocate who have personally struggled with BED, illuminates the experience of BED from the patient perspective while also exploring the disorder’s etiological roots and addressing the components of treatment that are necessary for long-term recovery. Accessible for both treatment providers and patients alike, this unique volume aims to explore BED treatment and recovery from both sides of the process while also providing a resource for structuring treatment and building effective interventions. This practical roadmap to understanding, resilience, and lasting change will be useful for anyone working clinically with or close to individuals suffering from BED, as well as those on the recovery journey.
Healing and Recovery – An Interview with Amy Pershing and Chevese Turner
An interview with Swenson Book Development on writing the book, Binge Eating Disorder.
Required reading! Through personal story and professional expertise, Amy and Chevese [Pershing and Turner] offer a powerful psychological and weight inclusive understanding of Binge Eating Disorder. It’s imperative that professionals understand how to help their clients who struggle with out of control eating, and that the millions of people who struggle with BED lose the shame and blame that can accompany this diagnosis. Binge Eating Disorder offers these solutions.
Judith Matz
Psychotherapist, Speaker and Author, The Diet Survivor's Handbook
As pioneers in the BED community, Amy and Chevese bring an extraordinary combination of professional and personal wisdom to this field. With profound awareness of the many intersecting factors that can negatively impact recovery, they effectively dispel entrenched myths and offer extensive information and resources for advocacy and support, and ultimately, hope for healing. This book is a gift to anyone seeking freedom from BED and a valuable resource for those who care for them.
Anita Johnston, PhD
Author of Eating in the Light of the Moon, Director of ‘Ai Pono Eating Disorder Programs, Hawaii
Amy and Chevese share their perspectives from decades of experience with Binge Eating Disorder, from survival strategies to recovery; both personal and clinical, solo and community. Their wisdom makes this book rich, rare, and soulful. May we all have access to the communities led by Chevese and access to therapists like Amy.
Deb Burgard, PhD, FAED
Licensed Psychologist, Private Practice