Move beyond diets! Explore mental, physical, and spiritual issues related to eating and self-care. Develop a whole person approach that advocates health and fitness for people of all sizes. In response to requests from wellness professionals across the country, we ve taken our trustworthy and familiar structured exercise format and applied it to the complex and painful issues your clients are concerned about: dieting, weight, healthy eating, fitness, and body image. 
 Each of the 36 step-by-step teaching processes included in this volume were contributed by 34 respected leaders in the field who have worked successfully with individuals and groups in community education, workplace wellness programs, eating disorders treatment groups, counseling, and consultation. 
 The easy-to-use format includes everything you need to lead a support group, make a presentation, conduct a workshop, or develop a program. 
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<li>Step-by-step instructions for each exercise</li> <li>Reproducible worksheets and handouts</li> <li>36 mix-and match, field-tested exercises to fit your audience and time frame</li> </ul>
Table of Contents Icebreakers 
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<li>What kind of food am I</li> <li>It s my body</li> <li>Pyramid</li> <li>As I see it</li> <li>Diets I ve known</li> <li>My problem is . . . .</li> <li>Work of Art</li>
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Focus on Food and Eating Issues <ul>
<li>Easy as pie?</li> <li>Influencing factors</li> <li>Clean plate club</li> <li>Sensational diet</li> <li>Food house fantasy</li> <li>Spiritual hunger</li> <li>Food: the feeling plug</li> <li>Whole person snack pack</li> <li>Ideal patterns</li>
</ul>
Focus on Body Image and Movement <ul>
<li>Body parts</li> <li>Finding center</li> <li>Mirror, mirror</li> <li>Moving attitudes</li> <li>Physical activity continuum</li> <li>Sensual walk</li> <li>Past connections</li>
</ul>
Focus on Attitudes, Cultural &amp; Personal <ul>
<li>What s my focus?</li> <li>Fat attitudes</li> <li>Myths and realities</li> <li>Beauty chant</li> <li>Fat chance</li> <li>Who says so?</li>
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Group Energizers <ul>
<li>Pleasant thoughts</li> <li>Body count</li> <li>Fans of Mozart</li> <li>Fight song</li> <li>Snack cafeteria</li> <li>Mindful eating experience</li> <li>Empty calories</li>
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Working With Groups to Explore Food & Body Connections: Eating Issues, Body Image, Size Acceptance, Self-Care (Structured Exercises in Healing)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Sandy Stewart Christian

Special Diet

Whole Person Associates, Inc.

Structured Exercises for Exploring: Divorce, Balancing Work and Family, Family Problems, Solo Parenting, Boundaries, Intimacy, Stepfamilies Twenty-five 30 60 minute structured exercises combine the knowledge of 18 marriage and family experts with practical learning activities to help you move individuals, couples, children, and families toward positive change, whether you re a clinical therapist or volunteer group leader. Regardless of your expertise in addressing family problems, Working with Groups on Family Issues gives you the tools to focus on strengths instead of dysfunction as you explore family dynamics in a sensitive, informative way. Practical techniques combined with the clinical experience of the contributors help you teach couples, families, and individuals how to: <ul>
<li>Identify family patterns and set relationship boundaries</li> <li>Assess family health and develop positive relationships</li> <li>Break out of unhealthy relationship patterns, cope with family stress, and forgive past hurts</li> <li>Sort out issues of gender, money, and power, build a shared vision, and prevent family dynamics from getting in the way at work</li> </ul>
Easy-to-use format with everything you need to work with families, lead a support group, make a presentation, conduct a workshop, or develop a program. <ul>
<li>24 field-tested exercises to fit your audience and schedule</li> <li>Step-by-step instructions for each exercise, complete with presentation notes, group activities, and variations for exploring family issues in greater depth</li> <li>Chalk talk information to help spark reflection, discussions, and problem solving</li> <li>Resource section for expanding your knowledge about family issues</li> </ul>

Working With Groups on Family Issues: Structured Exercises for Exploring Divorce, Balancing Work and Family, Family Problems, Solo Parenting, Boundaries, Intimacy, Stepfamilies

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Whole Person Associates

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