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Dr. Susan Albers on Eating Mindfully

In our modern society, weight concerns, obesity rates, and obsession with appearance have changed the way we look at food—and not necessarily for the better. If you have ever snacked when you weren’t hungry, used guilt as a guide for your eating habits, or cut calories even when you felt hungry, you have experienced “mindless” eating firsthand. Psychologist Dr. Susan Albers offers breakthrough mindfulness-based approaches in her audiobook Eating Mindfully. These practices help people to take charge of cravings so they can eat when they are hungry and stop when they feel full.

Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food is an audiobook that helps listeners change the way they approach mealtime. Dr. Albers’ mindfulness-based psychological practices to help you take charge of cravings so that you can eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full. The audiobook includes a section that focuses on the occasional mindless eater and emphasizes that mindful eating isn’t only for those on diets or for those who have severely problematic eating habits – it’s for everyone.

What’s in this Episode?

In this episode, Dr. Albers shares an excerpt from her audiobook which explores the basics of eating mindfully, and the benefits it can have on your life. Learn about the Buddha’s insights into mindful eating, and discover the power of eating―and living―mindfully in your own day-to-day life. No matter where you are in your journey toward mindful eating, this book will be an invaluable resource, and you will gain insight into how mindfulness can provide you with the skills needed to control the way you eat—leading to a healthier, happier life.