Book Discussion - Positive Psychology Coaching
July 27, 2007
Positive Psychology Coaching - Putting the Science of Happiness to Work for Your Clients by Robert Biswas-Diener & Ben Dean
A Review in Progress by Linda Lawless LMHC LMFT
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Many of us have already been using Positive Psychology in our therapy and coaching work. I believe this new book will help you put things in a clear context of what to use and why.
I am finding this new book very easy to read and well organized. The first chapter is really an overview of what the book is about and why they wrote it. Here is an overview of the overview, using quotes from the chapter. Read more
Positive Psychology And Weight Loss Coaching
July 27, 2007
Weight loss coaching is usually a combination of coaching, consulting and counseling. I’m a big believer in blending our expertise with our coaching skills. In this way, every coach is a weight loss coach — this issue is going to be raised by many coaching clients, because people are often successful in every area of their lives except weight loss. It’s frequently a symptom of people who are overachieving, taking care of everyone else . . . of our overresponsible, overdone lives.
Weight loss is about your whole life. If we only ate when we were hungry and stopped when satisfied, then no one would have a weight problem. If we only talked about food and weight issues in coaching, it would get pretty boring — and it wouldn’t be getting to the real issues. So we talk about stress, and what’s getting in the way of getting to the goal. It’s about overcommitted schedules, managing stress and managing feelings — using food to push through the day.
Positive Psychology exercises can help clients manage their mood and energy levels, give more time to themselves and change their self-talk.