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Susan Simpson, DClinPsy, is an Australian Clinical Psychologist and Schema Therapist who has lived and worked in Scotland for over 25 years. She is both a clinician and researcher, specialising in whole-person trauma-informed approaches to eating disorders, and is co-author of clinician guides Schema Therapy for Eating Disorders (Routledge) and the Cambridge Guide to Schema Therapy (Cambridge Univ. Press).

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This book is a practical self-help manual that provides step-by-step guidance on applying schema therapy for eating disorders and eating difficulties.

Structured in two parts, the book addresses how to overcome the thinking, emotional and behavioural patterns that drive eating difficulties, using powerful experiential strategies for change. It helps readers understand the factors that drive and maintain their eating and body-image patterns and offers effective techniques for overcoming them. Readers will learn to reconnect with their authentic self that lies beneath these protective patterns, discovering new ways to meet their deepest needs. Templates and worksheets provide useful resources that support recovery.

The first of its kind, this book supports those suffering from eating disorders and serves as a reference and adjunct to face-to-face therapy for therapists and clinicians.

Inhalt

Introduction: How to Use this Book

CHAPTER 1: Understanding Your Eating Difficulties - A Novel Whole-Self Approach

CHAPTER 2: When Eating Difficulties Emerge: How Temperament, Culture and Connection Intertwine

CHAPTER 3: Meeting Your Inner Crew

CHAPTER 4: Understanding Your Survival Crew

CHAPTER 5: Re-membering Your Wise Self - Creating the Foundation for Healing

CHAPTER 6: Protecting the Lost Child - Setting Boundaries and Building Connection

CHAPTER 7: Bringing Your Child on Deck - Working Safely with Strong Emotions

CHAPTER 8: Changing Eating Behaviours and Reconnecting with Your Body

CHAPTER 9: Changing Relationships and Absorbing Emotional Vitamins

CHAPTER 10: Discovering Your Authentic Self - Reclaiming the Person Beneath the Performance

CHAPTER 11: Overcoming Trauma in eating disorders

CAHPTER 12: The Voyage Continues