The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Bulimia

For the millions of people with bulimia and other eating disorders, adopting excessive control over eating patterns or relinquishing control over eating entirely are ways to escape from distressing emotions and life situations. Regaining a healthy relationship to food is an uphill battle with much at stake eating disorders are among the most deadly psychological disorders, and among the most difficult to treat. In The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Bulimia, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) cofounder Kelly Wilson and ACT experts Emily Sandoz and Troy DuFrene present a revolutionary approach to the treatment of bulimia and similar eating disorders.

Unlike other treatment programs, this proven-effective ACT intervention does not focus on helping readers manage the deeply embedded body image and food concerns that trigger disordered eating. Research now suggests that focusing on these concerns is next to impossible and can even be counterproductive. Rather, this workbook encourages readers to mindfully accept their deepest fears and concerns about food, eating, and their bodies, and learn to shift their focus to what really matters in their lives apart from their weight and eating habits. Instead of making sweeping, made-to-be-broken promises about ending disordered eating habits for good, this workbook helps readers make small promises day by day, based on the present moment, such as I m not bingeing right now. Written in a warm and compassionate style, this workbook helps readers become more flexible and open to change, and then gradually make the shift to a life free of disordered eating and focused on living according to their deepest values. The workbook includes an audio CD featuring additional worksheets and guided meditations.