#36 - Finding Your True Voice With The Power Of Metaphor, with Psychologist and Author Anita Johnston

We all know the voice of the “inner critic” where nothing is ever
good enough and you’re on high alert about… well, most
everything. The job of the critic voice (which is not YOU) is to
keep you worried and afraid. Anita Johnston thinks worrying is a
good use of imagination because it brings transformational
change. A pioneer of the use of metaphor in helping people heal,
Anita discusses how you can acknowledge your inner critic “voice”
without giving her front stage permission to rule your life and
all the choices you make around food, exercise, and body.


Anita shares an activity from her Light of the Moon Cafe course
on “creating the inner mother.” Tune in to practice this activity
yourself and get several of her metaphorical lessons that have
helped me over the years and embrace them as part of your Body
Kindness transformation, including my all-time favorite “The
Log”. Plus, you’ll get a story about my surprise dinner with
Anita way back in the day when I was just coming out of dieting
and how watching her eat a steak really helped me.


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Get to know Anita


Anita Johnston, Ph.D., is a Depth Psychologist, storyteller, and
author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can
Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor,
and Storytelling, which has been published in six languages along
with numerous book chapters and articles in professional
journals. She has been working in the field of women’s issues for
over 35 years and is currently the Clinical Director of ‘Ai Pono*
Hawaii which has outpatient eating disorder programs in Honolulu,
the Big Island of Hawaii, and a residential treatment program in
Maui.


She is the co-creator of the Light of the Moon Café, an
interactive e-course, women’s circle, and online “workbook” for
Eating in the Light of the Moon. Dr. Johnston provides individual
consultations via teleconferencing and lectures around the world
to professional organizations, conferences, universities, medical
institutions, and the community at large. She is best known for
integrating metaphor and storytelling into her training as a
clinical psychologist to explain the complex issues that underlie
struggles with eating, weight, and body image.


Find Anita online


Website: http://lightofthemooncafe.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightofmooncafe

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lightofthemooncafe

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lightofthemooncafe

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lightofmooncafe



Resources


Get Anita's free gift, 'Discover the Meaning Behind Your Food
Cravings or Phobias' - http://lightofthemooncafe.com/bk

Anita's book, Eating in the Light of the Moon -
http://amzn.to/2sUQVPv

Anita's video on The Log metaphor -
http://dranitajohnston.com/log

Anita's free Soul Hunger Video series -
https://zm239.isrefer.com/go/shvs/rs/ (partner link)



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