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This classic bestseller has been completely revised and updated for its second edition!
This book will give you the skills and confidence to use mindful eating in your practice by combining mindful eating with motivational interviewing. It addition this best selling book has been updated to be completely weight-neutral. This visually appealing book was written by mindful eating expert Megrette Fletcher, MEd, RD, CDE, it is designed to give RDs and CDEs the practical tools to use mindful eating for a variety of counseling scenarios including diabetes management, bariatric counseling, and disordered and emotional eating. Features 50 client-ready handouts on Mindful Eating activities for either the counseling session or client self-directed learning.

The Core Concepts in Mindful Eating is every professionals How To book which explains more than the benefits of mindful eating. It offers evidence based counseling techniques that include Motivational Interviewing, Self-compassion training, Non-violent Communication, and 25 years of Megrette’s practical experience broken down into three understandable sections.

Introduction: Why Mindful Eating?
Section 1: Non-Judgment, Meditation, and Self-kindness
Section 1 will focus on engaging in knowledge regarding what is non-judgment, meditation, self-kindness.

• Chapter 1: The Spirit of Nonjudgment
• Chapter 2: Meditation
• Chapter 3: Self-kindness

Section 2: Introduces the reader to the Mindful Eating Map. This map outlines five steps to bring mindful eating into a daily practice. This section builds on the learning of non-judgment, meditation, and self-kindness and allow the mind to focus and remain present with sensory/physical, cognitive/thought and emotional/feelings

• Chapter 4: Sensory Experience While Eating
• Chapter 5: Thought Experience
• Chapter 6: Emotional Experience

Section 3: Introduces the reader to Steps 3-5 of the Mindful Eating Map. In steps 3-5 the reader begins to identify their personal needs and to take steps to reduce their unmet needs. This continue by establishing the intention to meet needs with self-compassion and the final step is to advocate for yourself ethically.

• Chapter 7:Identifying Your Needs
• Chapter 8:Creating Your Intention
• Chapter 9: Advocating for Your Practice
• Chapter 10: Teaching Your Passion

After receiving a diagnosis of prediabetes or diabetes, you may believe that the days of eating what you love are over. Between making lifestyle changes, monitoring your blood glucose levels, and preventing complications, it’s only natural to feel overwhelmed or scared.

The good news is that you can take charge of your diabetes management without dep-rivation or guilt by learning to use the Mindful Eating Cycle to guide you. Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes is a non-restrictive, mindful approach to thriving with diabetes. This book will help you discover how eating and physical activity affect your blood sugar so you can make decisions that support your good health without sac-rificing the foods you love.