Life is about the choices we make. Food is no different.

Craving Change™ is a free four-week workshop for adults eating for comfort or eating in response to emotions. We all do it. Craving Change can help you understand why you eat the way you do. Learn to change your thinking, change your eating, and comfort yourself without food. This workshop will help you learn practical techniques to help you develop a healthier relationship with food.

Emotional Eating: Learn How to Change

Craving Change™ will teach you skills to change your behaviour and make better food choices. We know that people eat for many reasons. Some of them do not include real physical hunger. Understanding why you eat the way you do and what to do about it is a big part of protecting health and promoting wellness. Take our Craving Change™ virtual workshop and change your thinking habits change your eating habits and enjoy lifelong benefits.

You will learn to:

• Identify your personal eating triggers
• Develop strategies to control your food cravings
• Break your habits using practical techniques, such as nurturing yourself without food, for example with a relaxing bath, or distracting yourself with a fun project

This workshop is for adults who want to change their relationship with food. Whether it is to change your habits to minimize eating for comfort or in response to emotions, Craving Change™ will help you to use a variety of tools to support a new way of eating. A workbook accompanies this program and is yours to keep for future reference.

The Craving Change™ workshop is offered over a series of four weekly sessions. Anyone can register themselves for a workshop; no referral from a health care professional is needed.

Our workshops take place at a location near you, plus we are hosting Virtual Online Zoom Self-Management Workshops. If you are interested in taking one of these Workshops, please click the link below or call 1-855-333-2376.

YES, I want to register for a Craving Change Workshop!

PLEASE NOTE: THE CRAVING CHANGE GROUP WORKSHOP IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SOMEONE DIAGNOSED WITH AN EATING DISORDER

FAQ

What is Craving Change™?
Craving Change™ is a licensed program developed by a clinical psychologist and registered dietitian. It prepares clinicians to use strategies to help people understand more about what they eat, when they eat and how much they eat. The program focuses on WHY it is hard to change, WHAT needs changing, HOW to make changes, and most important, HOW to keep them.

Who leads the Craving Change™ classes?
Craving Change™ classes are led by healthcare professionals such as dietitians, nurses, health promotion specialists, social workers, occupational therapists and psychologists. Class leaders have taken training in delivering the course and have passed a test in order to become certified.

Who is Craving Change ™ for?
A Craving Change™ workshop series is for any adult who would like to:

• understand why it’s hard to change eating habits
• identify personal triggers for over-eating
• learn to respond to triggers differently
• improve their relationship with food, and adapt healthier eating habits

Where can I get more information?
Check out the Craving Change™ website at: www.cravingchange.ca/

Getting the Most from your Healthcare Appointments

Health care appointments are stressful for anyone. Research shows that People forget 50% of the information shared during an appointment. In addition to not feeling well things like stress; too much information provided too quickly and unfamiliar medial language make appointments challenging. Communicating well with health care providers is one of the most important parts of getting good care.

The “getting the most from your health care appointment workshop is a 1.5 hour interactive session that focuses on what to do before, during and after an appointment using a variety of learning resources including information sharing, videos, and handouts to support individuals to be confident during appointment. This workshop prepares and empowers individuals to communicate well with their health care provider. Ultimately, patients are the most important members of their healthcare team.

If your organization is interested in hosting this FREE Workshop for your clients, please contact: Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Self-Management Program at 1-855-333-2376

If you would like to attend one of these FREE Workshop, please contact us for more information.