A clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist busts common myths around food, nutrition, and weight loss to set you on a path towards healing and self-love.
A 10-step approach to ditching diet culture, healing your relationship with food, and cultivating compassion for your body.
Diets don't work-and it's not your fault. As a culture, we're told (and tell ourselves) that if we just lose the weight-try a little harder, have a little more willpower, or deprive ourselves for a little bit longer-we'll be happier, healthier, and more confident. But it's not true.
Clinical psychologist Alexis Conason debunks the myths we've been sold about food, nutrition, health, and weight loss, and offers an antidote to the pain and harmful health consequences that result from yo-yo diets, untenable food regimens, and quick fixes. Conason, who is also aneating disorder specialist, shows readers how radically shifting our relationship to food and our own bodies can be incredibly healing, nourishing, and can help us to better love and care for ourselves. Enriched with case studies, practical meditations, stories, lessons, and activities, her 10-step program will help you-
. Challenge your assumptions about weight and health
.Understand the ways that our emotions can impact how and why weeat
.Embrace your "yum" and tune into taste with mindful eating
.Trust your body to be your guide and find real fullness
Reframing dieting and diet "failure" as pervasive aspects of our culture-not individual failures-The Diet-Free Revolution offers a roadmap to healing, self-acceptance, and radical new ways of relating to and loving our bodies.
A clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist busts common myths around food, nutrition, and weight loss to set you on a path towards healing and self-love.
A 10-step approach to ditching diet culture, healing your relationship with food, and cultivating compassion for your body.
Diets don't work-and it's not your fault. As a culture, we're told (and tell ourselves) that if we just lose the weight-try a little harder, have a little more willpower, or deprive ourselves for a little bit longer-we'll be happier, healthier, and more confident. But it's not true.
Clinical psychologist Alexis Conason debunks the myths we've been sold about food, nutrition, health, and weight loss, and offers an antidote to the pain and harmful health consequences that result from yo-yo diets, untenable food regimens, and quick fixes. Conason, who is also aneating disorder specialist, shows readers how radically shifting our relationship to food and our own bodies can be incredibly healing, nourishing, and can help us to better love and care for ourselves. Enriched with case studies, practical meditations, stories, lessons, and activities, her 10-step program will help you-
. Challenge your assumptions about weight and health
.Understand the ways that our emotions can impact how and why weeat
.Embrace your "yum" and tune into taste with mindful eating
.Trust your body to be your guide and find real fullness
Reframing dieting and diet "failure" as pervasive aspects of our culture-not individual failures-The Diet-Free Revolution offers a roadmap to healing, self-acceptance, and radical new ways of relating to and loving our bodies.
ALEXIS CONASON, PSY.D., CEDS-S is a clinical psychologist and
eating disorder specialist in private practice in New York City.
She is the author of The Diet-Free Revolution- 10 Steps to Free
Yourself from the Diet Cycle with Mindful Eating and Radical
Self-Acceptance (North Atlantic Books, 2021). She is the founder of
The Anti-Diet Plan, a weight-inclusive online mindful eating
program available worldwide. She was previously a research
associate at the New York Nutrition Obesity Research Center in
affiliation with Columbia University. Her research has been
published in peer-reviewed journals, she is a frequent speaker at
conferences, and she has been featured widely as an expert on the
topics of mindful eating, body image, and diet culture in the
media.
A lifelong New Yorker, Conason lives in Manhattan with her husband
and two daughters. She loves all things related to food including
cooking, grocery shopping, watching food shows, and of course
eating! But most rewarding is helping her clients transform their
relationship with food and experience the joys of eating. She is a
fierce advocate for helping people recognize and question the
societal norms that encourage their feeling not good enough about
themselves so they can stop fixating on shrinking their bodies and
reclaim the space that they deserve in the world. You can find her
on social media @theantidietplan.
“If you’re a former dieter who’s done with diet culture and ready
to go deeper in your healing, this book is a wonderful
resource. With engaging storytelling and insightful analysis,
Alexis Conason offers a truly weight-inclusive approach to mindful
eating that will help you develop self-compassion, practice
self-care, and find pleasure in food and your body.”
—Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, author of Anti-Diet
“Smart, compassionate, with relatable and vivid stories and
specific practice recommendations throughout, The Diet-Free
Revolution embodies the most cutting-edge blend of science and
psychology while acknowledging vital social justice themes. I am
delighted to have this book as a resource that I will recommend to
my patients and their families as well as to anyone seeking to
transform their relationship with their body and food.”
—Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-S, FAED, founder and medical
director of the Gaudiani Clinic and author of Sick Enough
“This book is truly a revolution and a chance to break free from
the tyranny of diets and food obsession for good. Alexis Conason is
an expert on the subject and understands how layered this journey
can be. There are deep cultural and psychological factors that keep
us clinging to diets, and this book leaves no stone unturned.”
—Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet
“You have what it takes to heal your relationship with food. Dr.
Conason’s simple 10-step plan will encourage you to be kind to
yourself while bravely leaving behind the misery of dieting once
and for all!”
—Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN, EP-C, author of Body Kindness
“...a clear, empathetic, and evidence-based roadmap for the work
and healing that comes next. Conason is the warm, wise therapist
and friend you’ve been looking for. And her certainty that radical
self-acceptance and food freedom are possible for anyone will put
these concepts within reach of those struggling the most.”
—Virginia Sole-Smith, author of The Eating Instinct
“The most important thing I have to say about Alexis Conason’s book
is that it is supremely trustworthy. With an exquisite balance of
research, personal and professional insights, mindfulness
expertise, and understanding of intersectional social justice
issues, this book is the one you need to heal your relationship
with food and your precious body. Vive la révolution!”
—Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN, CDN, author of Eat to Love
“Written with compassion, wisdom, and a touch of humor, The
Diet-Free Revolution will give you the skills and strategies you
need to create a peaceful and nurturing relationship with
food.”
—Judith Matz, coauthor of The Diet Survivor’s Handbook
“The ultimate guide to why diets don’t work and what to do
instead—backed by strong and plentiful science.... This book is a
must-read for both professionals and the general public who are
seeking to end the suffering and embrace the joy of eating and
living.”
—Lynn Rossy, PhD, author of Savor Every Bite
“Packed with keen psychological and scientific insights, the book
examines the historical underpinnings of diet culture and outlines
practical exercises to foster awareness and
recovery....”
—Foreword Reviews
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