Are you or your clients struggling to lose weight or simply want to keep an eye on what your food intake looks like? You may have tried keeping a food journal to focus attention on calorie intake or food selections. Focusing on food intake in a journal as a therapeutic strategy to understand habits and patterns is a great supplement to traditional therapy techniques. Additionally, keeping a food diary for weight loss has been researched and found to yield positive results. Let’s look at some ways to make the most of your food journal. Goals: Decide what
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We have no second thoughts about asking our clients to journal for a deeper understanding of self and their behaviors, but how often are WE journaling? If you are asking your clients to journal, what better way to understand the process then to engage in reflective writing yourself? Let’s look at the benefits to using journaling for self-supervision: Self-Awareness: Journaling as a regular practice can assist you with your own life and help build an awareness of self that can positively affect your ability to be a productive counselor or health practitioner. Even though we are helping professionals
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