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COMING SOON
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RIPE GROUP THERAPY - Currently on hold
ALSO KNOWN AS: Recovery Is Possible For Everyone which has been running for 14 years!
FORMAT: A structured treatment program facilitated by a specialist counsellor, dietitian and recovered mentor
FACILITATOR/S: Sarah Harry and Fiona Sutherland and a recovered mentor
PARTICIPANTS: 6 to 10 per group
DURATION: 2 hours per week | 14 weeks
COST: $85 per session | $199 for half day initial session
LOCATION: The Swell Centre | 6 Minona Street | Hawthorn Melbourne
START DATES: On hold
TIME: Saturday mornings 9-11 generally
BOOKINGS: sarah@bodypositiveaustralia.com.au
WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM THIS GROUP?
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A relaxed environment in which you can readily share all of your problems and issues around food and eating with people experiencing similar struggles
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Learn strategies to enhance motivation and how change works to help you recover
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Develop strategies to reduce and delay binge eating and better manage your food and eating behaviours (including mindful and intuitive eating)
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Learn to recognise the links between food, eating and emotions and how to better manage these to prevent binge eating
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Begin to explore and body and self image, and how to enhance it using Self Compassion skills
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Identify and develop support and self care networks and techniques
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Explore a variety of relaxation techniques, mindfulness, breathing techniques and seated mindful yoga practice (5 minutes per week to add to your tool box!)
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Relapse prevention and developing plans for managing your Eating Disorder when the group finishes
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We use a combination of Evidence Based Practice and our significant facilitating experience to help you progress
WEIGHT LOSS AND DIETING
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This group’s primary objective is therapy, well-being and health
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Our emphasis is on discovering your most healthy weight using positive eating strategies.
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We do not support dieting as it exacerbates your illness and prolongs recovery
BODY PEACE GROUP - Currently on hold
FORMAT: Body Image Group Therapy with Expert Facilitation
FACILITATOR/S: Sarah Harry
PARTICIPANTS: 6-8
DURATION: 8 Weeks
COST: $65 per session | $150 introductory session of 3 hours
LOCATION: The Augustine Centre | Hawthorn
DATES | TIMES: October 2019 next group
CONTACT: sarah@bodypositiveaustralia.com.au
WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM THIS GROUP?
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A mindfulness, somatic and self-compassion based group with expert facilitation
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An integration of body image work through movement and gentle yoga to “come home” to the body and begin to experience it with comfort (exploring embodiment)
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To begin to move from discomfort in your body to a sense ease though talking therapy and body therapy
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To understand your personal ‘Body History’ and move past it
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To go deeper than other programs in understanding why you feel this way about your body and begin to put new strategies in place to feel better and move towards body acceptance
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Understand why our current "diet culture" supports and encourages body images issues and how to move past this
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Dive into topics like “Self- Compassion” and “Body Shame”
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Become more “Embodied” and become to trust and live fully in your body no matter what your size