Presented at ACBS World Conference 13, Berlin, Germany, 2015
Are you a dietician, psychologist, nutritionist, doctor, or other health professionals? Are you interested in learning how to apply Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to promoting healthy behavior? Have you noticed how hard it is to motivate yourself or others to engage in healthy behavior, even when their life is at stake? There is a gap between what people know they "should" do and what they actually do. This workshop will help you bridge that psychological gap. Based on our book "The Weight Escape", this workshop will teach you how to use the Choice Point worksheet to help clients: Develop selfcompassion in response to setbacks; handle urges, cravings, and difficult thoughts and feelings; identify and set values-based goals; maintain motiation in the face of ongoing challnegs; eat mindfully and intuitively; and overcome common psychological barriers to exercise and healthy eating.