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Craving Change

A licensed, cognitive-behavioural program for emotional eating.

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A licensed, cognitive-behavioural program for emotional eating.

Craving Change

 

Change thinking habits to change eating habits

Craving Change

Craving Change™ provides cognitive-behavioural tools, activities and strategies that address the universal struggle to change problematic and emotional eating behaviours. The thought-provoking, 'how-to' approach focuses on the 'why' of eating behaviour and what to do about it.

Developed by a clinical psychologist and registered dietitian, Craving Change™ is delivered by thousands of clinicians working in a variety of settings across Canada and internationally.

What people are saying

I feel the most important outcomes of the Craving Change™ program may well be a person’s feeling of control over his/her food choices, improvement in frequency of negative self-talk, and fewer negative emotions about the relationship with food. As a dietitian, I feel that I would have been more effective in the past had I had this resource.

~ Carla Beer-Carpenter, RD, Vancouver Island

Shah and Cannon are credible professionals leading the charge to help people make and maintain healthy eating behaviour changes. Using "best evidence", they have developed a smart and appealing program that could help millions of people make healthier choices more often.

~ Michael Vallis, PhD, CDHA Behaviour Change Institute, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University

As a business owner, I rave about Craving Change™! My staff is able to pick up the materials and run with them, and our clients love it. I also incorporate the unique cognitive behavioural principles and tools into the work I do as a consultant. Craving Change™ is adaptable, creative, and practical- what a bonus to my business.

~ Andrea Holwegner, BSc, RD, Counselling Practice Director & Professional Speaker Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc

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3 weeks ago

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Nice work! Here's Wendy meeting colleagues and promoting her children's book at the Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Conference in Calgary.

Wendy wrote this book based on one of the most popular concepts in the Craving Change program. It's the story of Moe, as he discovers that he has three different types of "hunger". Free handouts based on concepts in the book are available at www.cravingchange.ca/4kids/

The book was written in partnership with the Centre for Healthy Active Living at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Financial support was provided by the Dietitians of Canada DOC Network. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

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Oh, yikes. Mistakes happen. Usually they're not on display for weeks with bright yellow hazard tape highlighting them, but it can feel like they are.

Often the emotional distress of our mistakes stems from the shame and embarrassment that they were witnessed by others, NOT the mistake itself.

Imagine if you could just focus on learning from and correcting your mistake, instead of all of the assumptions and stories you tell yourself about it. Imagine if you really believed that the mistake had nothing to do with your value or worth?

Remember: we're all in this together, along with our flaws and regrets. You are allowed to be imperfect, along with the rest of us. Yes, you may need to tell that to yourself 200 times before you believe it. Welcome to the club.

(And at least half the time, those mistakes turn into really good stories for later 😁 ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

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Do your feelings shift after you eat in a way that you hadn't intended? Sometimes there's a pattern(s) in how you tend to respond. That pattern(s) can provide a ton of valuable information about your relationship with food, and your self-talk-
🔅 Try not to over-think it. Think of emotions as one-word descriptors. Excited, happy, apprehensive, jealous, resentful, proud, overwhelmed...tune in when you're digging out your wallet, and tune in again when you're tossing out the napkin/clearing the plate. Your feelings before, and your feelings after. Jotting these words down on your phone can be super-helpful for remembering later (data collection can be fun, we promise!)-
🔅 Next up: building on awareness.
Special thanks to @thaaschocolates for allowing photos of their spectacular work ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

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Note: We're reposting this notification in response to some recent enquiries. Cornell's recent decision regarding Brian Wansink has generated a lot of press, understandably. We were following the story over the course of 2017 and updated our materials in December.

We've made some edits to our program (screenshot). Please go to www.craving change.ca/whats-new/ to download what you'll need to update your materials. And please help spread the word!

We still believe that discussing the impact of the environment on eating behaviours is an important and credible element of the program.

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2 months ago

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Time flies! This is a friendly reminder that our fall promotion ends this Friday. Options include a "refer a clinician" offer for free client workbooks!

https://www.cravingchange.ca/fall-promotion-2018/ ... See MoreSee Less

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September is a time for starting new routines and habits. Your clients are keen to get back on track with their eating and may be primed for the novel Craving Change ‘how to change your thinking’ ...
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About our company

A Canadian business created and owned by registered dietitian Wendy Shah and clinical psychologist Dr. Colleen Cannon, Craving Change Inc. was founded in 2008. The evidence-based program’s licensed materials and training are available internationally. Over 45,000 Craving Change™ client workbooks are in distribution. Craving Change Inc services also include professional speaking and content development for corporate resources such as websites, customer newsletters, and Apps.

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About the co-founders

Both Wendy Shah, RD and Dr. Colleen Cannon, RPsych. have decades of experience working with people struggling to make and maintain healthy behaviour changes. Wendy has a strong interest in the psychosocial and environmental factors that influence our eating behaviours. She has won national professional awards in consumer communication and public education. Dr. Cannon is passionate about health psychology. She is skilled in systemic problem-solving, program development and making psychological interventions engaging and accessible. She is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders and was an Adjunct Professor in the University of Calgary Department of Psychology from 2008-2011.

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