A gift to yourself – because you are so worth it!

Having worked as a cbt clinician for a couple of decades, specialising in addiction, I have followed the work of Bitten Jonsson since her first book came out.

What has become clear to me over the years is that the correlation between physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health is not only strong but intertwined, and with some clients the knowledge and tools I’ve had for working with thoughts, emotions and behaviours, sometimes bringing in the odd nutritionist, still did not suffice in helping the client to get passed certain blocks in their development/recovery.

I had – or thought I had – a holistic approach where I through the years have added collaborators who are specialists in their area, such as a a massage therapist, a yoga teacher and a personal trainer, because physical movement and a genuine body awareness is also essential for over all health.

And yet….

Something was missing.

So I started looking into what goes on in the brain bio chemically in relation to food/nutrition.

Many moons ago when I studied psychology in the academic world, we studied the brain at length. And some bio chemistry. But not in relation to food and nutrition.

And the more I started looking into this – the more clear it got that this is indeed the missing part and tool, that I need to add to my toolbox and competence.

I´d had my eye on the Infact school in Iceland since it started some years back, but it wasn’t until they offered their education completely online that I signed up (thinking that Bitten was part of their program, which she no longer was). 

I completed that course in February 2022, and yet there was a lot left to be desired in what I had wanted to learn.

So my next step became to get licensed and certified in SUGAR®, a science based diagnostic assessment tool to determine whether a person has a sugar addiction or not. It is an extensive interviewing tool that we do online, where we also thoroughly cover other areas in life such as alcohol, nicotine, gambling, depression and PTSD. I got my license in early September 2022.

This was the missing part/s that I needed to be able to do a better job with my clients – AND I will now launch a totally new project based in the country I live in – Malta, which is to start a Sugar Addiction Recovery Program, or SARP as I call it, which makes my professional life come full circle. 

We start at the end of April 2023, more info below.

And when we say sugar addiction, it includes all sorts of sugars and sweeteners, all types of flours, all grains, processed and all ultra processed “foods”, most fruits and all high starch veggies.

The deep and wide focus Bitten Jonsson has on up to date research and bio chemistry, in combination with everything else regarding addiction makes all this possible for me to do.

I am also very proud and humbled to report that Bitten will participate in the SARP as a lecturer and educator and she will have a whole day with the participants during our 4 day kick off!

As I am a firm believer in that you need to identify the root cause in order to treat it from there and out, by also looking at the symptoms, and doing the SUGAR assessment with some of my clients gives me a potent and accurate tool to correctly assess my clients who will then be offered a seat in my SARP, like nothing else out there can.

So I am very grateful for finally being here and doing this!

So in order to be considered as a candidate in our SARP, it all starts with contacting me and doing a SUGAR® assessment interview.

Holidays at the end of this year – and easter!

The holidays are just around the corner. A time of year that is, for a lot of people, connected to lots of foods, sugars in all forms, struggles with weight issues, not wanting to eat certain foods in order to keep track of weight, or attempts to limit the quantities – only to fail and not being able to stop or keep the set limits. And so on.

So I have 6 questions for you:

1. In the past year, have you spent more time eating than you meant to?
2. Have you found yourself thinking a lot about eating?
3. Have you ever used food/s to relieve emotional discomfort?
4. Have you ever neglected any of your responsibilities due to your eating?
5. Has anyone had any opinions about your eating habits?
6. Have you felt you wanted/needed to cut down on your eating in the last year?

If you have 2 – or more yes answers, it indicates that you have a problem and/or an addiction and I then welcome you to do a SUGAR® assessment with me, for further guidance.

So here´s a gift for you – that keeps on giving! For a whole year! And beyond…

To yourself – or to a loved one.

Because we have enough “things”, don´t we…?

How about better health, all around…!

Inside out, brain, body and soul

Check it out here – because you are so worth it.

You are very welcome.

https://bit.ly/sugar-addiction-recovery-program