"The doctor said I m insulin resistant. What does that mean?"
"Will I ever be able to have a baby?"
"I hate my body. Will it ever change?"
"I try to lose weight, but I crave carbs all the time."
"Diets don t work for me, but what will?"
"Why do I have hair growing everywhere, and will it ever get better?"
"I am so depressed and moody. Is this related to my PCOS?"
If any of these statements sound familiar, this workbook can help you! The PCOS Workbook, a practical and comprehensive guide, helps you understand not just the physiology of PCOS but also what you can do about it. Proven to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic eating, The PCOS Workbook provides a non-diet approach to managing PCOS and creating sustainable lifestyle changes. Step-by-step guidelines, questionnaires, and exercises will help you learn skills and empower you to make positive changes in your life that might not get rid of PCOS, but will help you live with it harmoniously:
Take control over carbohydrate cravings
Decrease emotional and binge eating
Learn how food can improve your health and fertility
Understand your medical treatment
Regulate your cycles
Manage the stress in your life
Improve your sleep
Be more mindful with your eating and in life
Challenge body image myths and insecurities
Recognize if you have a mood or eating disorder
Overcome obstacles to becoming more physically active
Cope with the challenges of infertility and
Get closer to living the life you want to live!
Angela Grassi, MS, RDN, LDN is the author of PCOS: The Dietitian s Guide and coauthor of The PCOS Nutrition Center Cookbook: 100 Easy and Delicious Whole Food Recipes to Beat PCOS. As the founder of the PCOS Nutrition Center, she provides nutrition counseling and information to women with PCOS. Angela is the past recipient of the Award for Excellence in Graduate Research and the Award for Excellence in Women s Health from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Having PCOS herself, Angela has been dedicated to advocacy, education, and research of the syndrome. Angela lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her husband and two sons. For more information about nutrition for PCOS, visit the PCOS Nutrition Center.
Stephanie Mattei, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist in the Philadelphia area and a professor at LaSalle University. With a specialty in both cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies, she believes that everyone can be mindful in the world and learn new skills to improve their quality of life. Stephanie has a particular interest in working with women who struggle with Eating Disorders, PCOS, Borderline Personality Disorder, self-harm behaviors and relationship distress. Stephanie has written chapters in PCOS: The Dietitian s Guide and Psychotherapists Revealed: Therapists Speak About Self-Disclosure in Psychotherapy. Stephanie lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her husband and two daughters. For more information about her practice, visit The Center for Acceptance and Change.
