192 pg, paper, '09

This is a creative workbook for individuals who want to explore their relationship with food and their bodies in a new way. It is based on the idea that art is one of the most powerful inroads to psychological healing by fostering self-expression, insight, and empowerment. Written by board-certified art psychotherapists, the pages of this workbook literally serve as a canvas for thoughts and feelings "spoken" primarily through art and elaborated upon through writing. Readers are encouraged to draw, write, and create directly in the book! Fifty-eight expressive art projects and corresponding written exercises lead readers through specific stages of self-discovery related to disordered eating patterns, body image issues, relationships, life skills, emotions, self love, and personal transformation. A list of basic, inexpensive materials is provided.

CONTENTS:

1 – Let's Be Selfish For A Minute
2 – Opening Your Heart
3 – Emotional Armor
4 – Finding Your Voice
5 – Are You Hungry?
6 – Panning For Gold
7 – Trying On A Different Hat
8 – Barriers To Healing
9 – Problem Solving
10 – Permission To Love Yourself
11 – Creating A New Path

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC, is a board certified, registered art psychotherapist and a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She has been in private practice since 1980, has numerous publications, and is a credentialed, professional member of the American Art Therapy Association, Delaware Valley Art Therapy Association, International Society for The Study of Trauma & Dissociation, and the National Eating Disorders Association. She is also a clinical supervisor for Creative Arts in Therapy graduate students at Drexel University.

Maureen Foy-Tornay, MA, ART-BC, LPC is a board certified, registered art psychotherapist, and licensed professional counselor at Philadelphia University. She has been in private practice since 2002, and is a clinical supervisor for Creative Arts in Therapy graduate students at Drexel University. Maureen is a credentialed, professional member of the American Art Therapy Association, Delaware Valley Art Therapy Association, and the National Eating Disorders Association.