ACTing on Weight: Free ACT workshop as part of research into weight loss maintenance and emotional eating

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I posted about this last year, but can now offer it again. As part of my

research through Monash University I am able to provide a FREE 1-day ACT

workshop for weight loss maintenance and emotional eating.

“There are no diets, pills or shakes! Instead, the workshop aims to teach

people

new psychological skills designed to help them better handle difficult thoughts

and feelings that may be contributing to their emotional eating and weight loss

maintenance struggleâ€.

Some eligibility criteria apply including, having lost weight recently and being

at least 18 years old. The workshops are held in the south-east of Melbourne.

For more information see: http://www.actingonweight.com

Or contact Emma: 0468 548 518 or actingonweight@...

This research has the approval of the Monash University Ethics Committee from

October 2009: approval #CF09/2473-2009001435.

I hope this offers at least a few people an opportunity.

Thanks for reading, and thanks generally for such a great ‘space’ for ACT.

Kind Regards,

Emma.

Emma Gallagher

Provisional Psychologist

Doctor of Clinical Psychology Candidate

School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University

ACTing on Weight

www.actingonweight.com

0468 548 518

[Guest guest]

Hi Birgit,

No sorry, it's only available in Melbourne.

Cheers, Emma.

>

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I posted about this last year, but can now offer it again. As part of my

> > research through Monash University I am able to provide a FREE 1-day ACT

> > workshop for weight loss maintenance and emotional eating.

> >

> > “There are no diets, pills or shakes! Instead, the workshop aims to teach

people

> > new psychological skills designed to help them better handle difficult

thoughts

> > and feelings that may be contributing to their emotional eating and weight

loss

> > maintenance struggleâ€.

> >

> > Some eligibility criteria apply including, having lost weight recently and

being

> > at least 18 years old. The workshops are held in the south-east of

Melbourne.

> >

> > For more information see: http://www.actingonweight.com

> > Or contact Emma: 0468 548 518 or actingonweight@...

> >

> > This research has the approval of the Monash University Ethics Committee

from

> > October 2009: approval #CF09/2473-2009001435.

> >

> > I hope this offers at least a few people an opportunity.

> >

> > Thanks for reading, and thanks generally for such a great ‘space’ for

ACT.

> >

> > Kind Regards,

> > Emma.

> >

> > Emma Gallagher

> > Provisional Psychologist

> > Doctor of Clinical Psychology Candidate

> > School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University

> > ACTing on Weight

> > www.actingonweight.com

> > 0468 548 518

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Alright. We'll just all stay fat over here. Just kidding. It's a shame but maybe if there's more demand for it the workshop will be held here too. I think ACT is very relevant to emotional eating. And even though I've never really had a weight problem I've struggled with emotional eating for most of my life. I've done a lot of work in that area and very closely related to the principles of ACT. It's very important for people who struggle with their eating to identify the feelings behind their food issues. It would be great to see more weightloss 'specialists' focusing on the internal factors driving people to eat rather than drumming into everyone what they shouldn't eat and that they need to exercise. It's quite obviously not workingAnyway it's a subject I'm very passionate about. Sent from my iPhone

Hello EmmaI assume this won't be available in Perth?ThanksBirgit Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone,

I posted about this last year, but can now offer it again. As part of my

research through Monash University I am able to provide a FREE 1-day ACT

workshop for weight loss maintenance and emotional eating.

“There are no diets, pills or shakes! Instead, the workshop aims to teach people

new psychological skills designed to help them better handle difficult thoughts

and feelings that may be contributing to their emotional eating and weight loss

maintenance struggleâ€.

Some eligibility criteria apply including, having lost weight recently and being

at least 18 years old. The workshops are held in the south-east of Melbourne.

For more information see: http://www.actingonweight.com

Or contact Emma: 0468 548 518 or actingonweight@...

This research has the approval of the Monash University Ethics Committee from

October 2009: approval #CF09/2473-2009001435.

I hope this offers at least a few people an opportunity.

Thanks for reading, and thanks generally for such a great ‘space’ for ACT.

Kind Regards,

Emma.

Emma Gallagher

Provisional Psychologist

Doctor of Clinical Psychology Candidate

School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University

ACTing on Weight

www.actingonweight.com

0468 548 518

[Guest guest]

>

> I think ACT is very relevant to emotional eating ...

> it's a subject I'm very passionate about.

You might be interested in " Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating

Disorders, " which just came out in hardcover - it's mostly

for therapists working with clients, but the authors also say

they're writing for anyone whose life has been touched by

disordered eating.

The book does not look like light reading, but the lead

author is Sandoz, who I believe was a student of

, and is one of the co-authors - so I would guess

it's powerful stuff from an ACT/behavioral point of view.

- Randy