My first Emotional Eating group has been such a success that I'm starting a second group.  I still have a few spaces remaining, so would appreciate your helping me to get the word out on this new one!   This is not a 'class' where I teach clients to 'do' steps A, B, C, D, & E, and to throw in Y every 12th week!  This is also not a dieting group. 

Instead, this group is for those women who desire and choose to:

• Learn why they eat (or don't eat) as they currently do
• Learn ways to stop struggling with guilt and shame for not being able to overcome this unhealthy cycle of eating
• Stop the weighing and dieting cycle
• Lose weight in a healthier (and more permanent) manner
• Stop binge-eating 

Please do not assume that to be an emotional eater, you must be overweight.  Emotional eaters aren't obviously recognized as such.  Those who are binge eaters, who eat to self-soothe when things are going rough, those who struggle with anorexia or bulimia, those who eat compulsively, and those who don't eat when they are upset ---- these are ALL emotional eaters!  So please forward the word on to everyone you know who might benefit from this group!  Although this group is for women only, many of the men that you know might know someone who could benefit. 

This is a group where women are truly committed and want to learn not only what is happening to them and why, but how to do things differently, in order to make real and lasting changes!  This is a group for those ladies who really do want to learn to eat (and live) in a healthier manner.  This is a unique group...It is for those women who truly want to lose weight, who want to learn healthier eating habits, and/or who want to quit binge-eating.  Not all emotional eaters are overweight!!  This is a popular misconception, but NOT TRUE!  This is a group where group members will benefit from having a peer group of supportive others who understand and empathize.  It is also a group where I (Joyce Thompson - A Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist [LMFT]) is present to lead the group and to help group members understand what they are doing and why they feel as they do.  I also help group members learn how to make changes to their eating habits so they can lessen their emotional and physical suffering.  Group members will learn practical and critical take-home strategies for help in overcoming their emotional eating cycle.  

Group Leader: Joyce A. Thompson, MS, LMFT

Phone:  (316) 295-4758 (Interested individuals must call to get registered)

Start Date:  July 9 (the 2nd Thursday of July). 

Frequency & Time:  Weekly, on Thursday evenings from 7:45 p.m. till 9:15 p.m. 

Fee:  $20.00 per weekly, 90-minute group.

Location: Emotional Journey’s Group Room at 2604 W. 9th St. N., Wichita ((NW Corner of W. 9th St. N. & McLean Blvd.)

To learn more about Joyce, go to her web site: www.emotionaljourney.org

Spaces are LIMITED, so those who are ready to make serious changes
to their eating habits will need to get registered right away!