Weight Watchers or “Self Compassion”? This was originally published in the CommonHealth Blog of WBUR, Boston’s NPR radio station. This article is in response to the death in April of Jean Nidetch, the founder of Weight Watchers. This article was written by my friend and colleague, Jean Fain, author of The Self Compassion Diet . As […]
What is Accurate Empathy?
What is accurate empathy? It’s two components… Carl Rogers and Bill Miller describe accurate empathy as “an active interest in, and effort to understand the other’s internal perspective, to see the world through her or his eyes and the conviction it is worthwhile to do so”. As a dietitian, I understand the concept and though […]
Counseling Tips for Nutrition Therapists: Practice Workbook, Volume 3 by Molly Kellogg, RD, LCSW
Excerpted from Counseling Tips for Nutrition Therapists: Practice Workbook, Volume 3 by Molly Kellogg,RD, LCSW, Kg Press, 2014 This month, I am spotlighting my colleague and friend, Molly Kellogg, who has written a wide variety of practice tips for nutrition professionals. We humans come in wondrous variety, and we approach the world with an infinite range […]
Is the Health At Every Size, HAES® approach useful even for people at very high weights?
Is the Health At Every Size, HAES® approach useful even for people at very high weights? When someone is immobilized by their weight, it of course has a huge impact on their life. Lynn McAfee is famous for replying to this question, “Just because there is a greater need for weight loss doesn’t make it […]
Guest Post – Stop Selling: Motivate Clients to Buy!
The process of selling your product, service or expertise is similar to the process of ‘selling‘ a lifestyle behavior change. It is about motivating someone to buy your solution. Everyone in business has to sell. People must want to buy. Your role is to help them make an internal, emotional decision to choose to buy […]
