Mindfulness Practices for Stress Eating:
What works and what doesn't?
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Date: Friday, February 15, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Location: Faulk Center for Counseling 22455 Boca Rio Road Boca Raton, FL 33433 |
Cost: Early Registration
$149 Professional $129 Public/Student After January 15, 2019: $169 Professional $149 Public Student |
Description:
The majority of Americans are overweight, and nearly half of us report using food to deal with stress. For many, stress eating can result in emotional distress, obesity, and other eating-related health problems. Diets that focus on weight loss have not been shown to be effective in the long term and may even contribute to weight gain and greater despair.Taking a more holistic approach, mindfulness practices can help people end overeating and make friends with their bodies by using the skill of awareness to manage their emotions and guide their behaviors.
In this workshop, participants will be presented evidence from current epidemiological studies regarding the obesity epidemic, as well as a review of the literature that reveals that diets don’t work. We will then look at stress eating from a behavioral perspective, increasing our understanding of how our eating habits are reinforced over the years. We will experience, first hand, a mindful eating practice, and review the literature that supports the use of mindfulness-based interventions to reduce stress eating. There will be a combination of presentations, mindful eating practices, and guided meditations that are suitable for professionals and the general public.
The majority of Americans are overweight, and nearly half of us report using food to deal with stress. For many, stress eating can result in emotional distress, obesity, and other eating-related health problems. Diets that focus on weight loss have not been shown to be effective in the long term and may even contribute to weight gain and greater despair.Taking a more holistic approach, mindfulness practices can help people end overeating and make friends with their bodies by using the skill of awareness to manage their emotions and guide their behaviors.
In this workshop, participants will be presented evidence from current epidemiological studies regarding the obesity epidemic, as well as a review of the literature that reveals that diets don’t work. We will then look at stress eating from a behavioral perspective, increasing our understanding of how our eating habits are reinforced over the years. We will experience, first hand, a mindful eating practice, and review the literature that supports the use of mindfulness-based interventions to reduce stress eating. There will be a combination of presentations, mindful eating practices, and guided meditations that are suitable for professionals and the general public.
Our Presenter: Sharon M Theroux, PhD
Dr. Theroux is a licensed psychologist and board certified neuropsychologist, working in private practice since 1995. She is founder of the South Florida Center for Mindfulness, and International Seminars Group, with their missions of educating Americans on mindfulness-based interventions. She is certified to teach MBSR by the Oasis Institute at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and a Trained Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She specializes in mindful eating and is certified to teach/facilitate the mindfulness-based eating programs Eat for Life, and Eat Right Now.
Dr. Theroux is a licensed psychologist and board certified neuropsychologist, working in private practice since 1995. She is founder of the South Florida Center for Mindfulness, and International Seminars Group, with their missions of educating Americans on mindfulness-based interventions. She is certified to teach MBSR by the Oasis Institute at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and a Trained Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She specializes in mindful eating and is certified to teach/facilitate the mindfulness-based eating programs Eat for Life, and Eat Right Now.