Thrive at Any Weight - Eating to Nourish Body, Soul, and Self-Esteem (Hardcover)

A psychotherapist of 30 years, Nancy Ellis-Ordway explains how she helps people get off the weight loss roller coaster, make peace with food and their bodies, and improve their health to find happiness and a better quality of life. Widespread publicity about "the war on obesity" has led to pervasive anxiety, distress, and shame about eating, says psychotherapist Nancy Ellis-Ordway. Many people feel at war with their bodies rather than at home, in large part because of weight stigma and the unrelenting pursuit of thinness in America. This book offers a detailed approach for change, with a particular focus on "the message we give ourselves" when we eat, exercise, and interact with other people. This process incorporates operating from an internal locus of control as a way to improve self-esteem. Elllis-Ordway, in contrast to the "diet mentality" that is full of restrictions, first has clients focus on building self-esteem and growing a desire for self-care. She teaches clients to develop an ability to "listen to their own bodies" for guidance to eat for physical and mental health. The better we listen to and fulfill our body's needs, she explains, the better our self-esteem and health becomes, and the more we believe we are "worth it" and are able to meet our objectives. Includes client stories reflecting success with this method Explains how to begin by rebuilding self-esteem Details how to listen to your body for signals on what to eat for better health Describes why a focus on weight loss leads to poorer outcomes-physically, mentally, and socially Coaches readers on how to change the messages we give ourselves Aims foremost to help you build a good relationship with food, your body, and yourself

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2019
Authors:	Nancy Ellis-Ordway
Foreword by:	Harriet Brown
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	189
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-7023-1
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4408-7023-3
Barcode:	9781440870231

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