Clients often perceive their emotional eating as a lack of willpower …
… when it has actually served as a resourceful way to soothe trauma-related feelings that have been too hard to bear.
So they come to you complaining about themselves – that they’re undisciplined, that they can’t succeed at a diet, that they hate their body.
And while part of you knows that discipline and diets aren’t what your clients really need, it can be all too easy to stay focused on changing their eating behaviours.
Watch Diane Petrella, MSW, expert clinician and author of the highly acclaimed book Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors, to learn a body-supportive, weight-neutral, trauma-informed, and spiritually-inclusive integrative approach to transform clients’ relationship with food. You’ll learn:
PURCHASE TODAY to guide your clients out of shame cycle and into an empowered relationship with food.
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Manual - Trauma and Emotional Eating (1.4 MB) | 57 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Additional Resources - Trauma and Emotional Eating (98.4 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Body Awareness Scale Handout (111.8 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Connect With Your Body Wisdom Guided Imagery Handout (121.7 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Meet Your Wise Self Guided Imagery Handout (143.2 KB) | 4 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Additional Resources - Trauma and Emotional Eating - French (98.4 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Body Awareness Scale Handout - French (111.8 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Connect With Your Body Wisdom Guided Imagery Handout - French (121.7 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Manual - Trauma and Emotional Eating - French (1.4 MB) | 57 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Meet Your Wise Self Guided Imagery Handout - French (143.2 KB) | 4 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Additional Resources - Trauma and Emotional Eating - Italian (98.4 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Body Awareness Scale Handout - Italian (111.8 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Connect With Your Body Wisdom Guided Imagery Handout - Italian (121.7 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Manual - Trauma and Emotional Eating - Italian (1.4 MB) | 57 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Meet Your Wise Self Guided Imagery Handout - Italian (143.2 KB) | 4 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Additional Resources - Trauma and Emotional Eating - German (98.4 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Body Awareness Scale Handout - German (111.8 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Connect With Your Body Wisdom Guided Imagery Handout - German (121.7 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Manual - Trauma and Emotional Eating - German (1.4 MB) | 57 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Meet Your Wise Self Guided Imagery Handout - German (143.2 KB) | 4 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Additional Resources - Trauma and Emotional Eating - Spanish (98.4 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Body Awareness Scale Handout - Spanish (111.8 KB) | 1 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Connect With Your Body Wisdom Guided Imagery Handout - Spanish (121.7 KB) | 2 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Manual - Trauma and Emotional Eating - Spanish (1.4 MB) | 57 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
Meet Your Wise Self Guided Imagery Handout - Spanish (143.2 KB) | 4 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Diane Petrella, MSW, is a clinical social worker and holistic licensed psychotherapist specializing in the effects of childhood trauma, emotional eating, and body confidence. Early in her nearly 40-year career she co-developed the first child sexual abuse treatment program in Rhode Island and was a forensic expert witness for sexual assault cases. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adult survivors. Diane has helped thousands of people overcome early trauma, create a respectful relationship with their body and food, and connect with their inner Wise Self for sustained healing She is the author of Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors: Trauma-Informed Practices to Nurture a Peaceful Relationship with Your Emotions, Body, and Food.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Diane Petrella maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Diane Petrella is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
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