Karen Koenig - Eating Normal

Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed., is a licensed psychotherapist, motivational speaker, and international author who has specialized in the field of compulsive, emotional, and restrictive eating for 30 years. She received a B.A. from Boston University, an M.Ed. from Antioch College, and an M.S.W. from Simmons College School of Social Work. Currently she lives, teaches, and practices in Sarasota, Florida.

Join me now as Karen Koenig shares her 3 steps to stop dieting and maintain a healthy weight for life!

Here are the 3 actionable steps that Karen gave us:
1. Stop dieting and thinking of foods as "good" or "bad".
2. Connect to and be guided by appetite signals for hunger, cravings, enjoyment, and satiation.
3. Experience distressing feelings rather than eat them away.

Karen Koenig's "put a smile on my face" song:
No Regrets - Edith Piaf

More about my guest:
She is a co-founder of the Greater Boston Collaborative for Body Image and Eating Disorders and a former member of the Professional Advisory Committee of the Multi-service Eating Disorder Association of Massachusetts.

She has conducted professional trainings for the Multi-service Eating Disorder Association, the National Association of Social Workers, the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, T.W.I.C.E. Educational Seminars, Simmons College School of Social Work, and Feeding Ourselves.

Author of: Nice Girls Finish Fat and What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Treating Eating and Weight Issues

You can visit Karen Koenig’s website:
http://www.eatingnormal.com/