The Diabetes Motivation Book: Change One Thing at a Time with the Science of Willpower - Softcover

Beckman Ph.D., Heidi T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1479215228 ISBN 13: 9781479215225

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Have you ever heard yourself say, “I know exactly what I need to do to manage my diabetes, but I can’t make myself do it?” If so, this book is for you. When you are diagnosed with diabetes, you are asked to make multiple changes to your lifestyle (eating well, exercising regularly, monitoring blood sugar, and sometimes taking medications or insulin). Individuals with diabetes often acquire all of the knowledge about how to manage their blood sugar, but not surprisingly, they soon find that knowledge is not enough. There is another ingredient that is essential to help you improve your health habits and optimize your ability to cope with diabetes: motivation. Motivation is the fuel that you need to propel yourself toward a healthy life. In this book, Dr. Beckman writes about the well-tested willpower techniques that enhance motivation. She writes about the process of change and helps you find the unique way that you can modify your diabetes habits, one habit at a time. Based on research from the field of health psychology, the techniques in this book have the power to transform the way you think and behave in relation to your diabetes and the power to ensure good self-care well into the future.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Heidi Beckman is a licensed clinical psychologist who works in the specialty area of health psychology at a large academic medical center. She is passionate about understanding what helps people change so that they can lead lives that are physically and emotionally healthy. She reads the research literature on motivation, persistence, and impulse control and then applies it to everyday problems. Over the past fifteen years, she has delivered numerous presentations on willpower and personal change to medical patients, members of the community, and professional audiences. She has designed and led a number of psychotherapeutic groups that help individuals adjust to specific chronic medical conditions.

Review

"... Dr. Beckman has given the reader change worksheets that can be used by anyone contemplating change for any reason. Learn how to set a GROWTH mindset, how to strengthen your self-control muscle, and best of all, how to be your own best friend when it comes to making healthy choices." -Judy L. Young, Laugher Therapy Instructor, Fresh Food Coach

"... most people are desperate to know what they can do to live with illness as effectively as possible. This book offers valuable insights and exercises that promote a person's ability to enact change that will improve their situation...." -Rosalind Joffe, Chronic Illness Coach and Author of Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease

"Dr. Beckman provides readers with strategies to address some of the common pitfalls that occur when trying to make long term changes such as managing disappointing blood sugar numbers and dealing with negative emotions that can sabotage long term changes." -Dr. Kelli Harford, Pediatric Health Psychologist

"Don't be fooled by how easy this book is to read--The Diabetes Motivation Book is packed with powerful strategies to make positive behavior change. Dr. Beckman has a wonderful ability to translate state of the art science into practical, personal lessons that offer hope and direction." -Dr. Nate Regier, Founder, Next Element Consulting, LLC

"Dr. Beckman's book fills the gap between information about diabetes care and how to act on that information.... I strongly recommend this book to people with diabetes as well as people with other chronic health problems who are looking to find ways to optimize their health." -Dr. Erri Hewitt, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1479215228
• ISBN 13: 9781479215225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 118
• Editor: Meinen Daniel
• Illustrator: Beckman Antoinette