Jennifer Taitz > Quotes

“Imperfection is not our personal problem—it is a natural part of existing.” Not being willing to accept imperfection creates imperfection. Inflexible preoccupation with your body shape keeps you struggling around food—and often leads to eating disorders (Fairburn 2008). When you define yourself by your shape and are unwilling to accept certain aspects of the way you are, you are likely to resort to harsh efforts to control your body by restricting your food or by overexercising.”
― Jennifer Taitz, End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food

“After all, there is no alternative: living means feeling.”
― Jennifer Taitz, End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food

“Immediately jumping to conclusions or assuming the worst about a situation only ensures panic. That’s how much your thoughts affect your emotions and behaviors. It’s no wonder everyone from the Stoics, seminal philosophers in the early third century, to Zen masters to contemporary pioneers in cognitive therapy prescribe working on thinking to improve coping. As much as our circumstances can feel depleting, negative thinking can make life even harder. The point isn’t to delude yourself but to think more realistically and effectively.”
― Jennifer Taitz, Stress Resets: How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes

“wish”
― Jennifer Taitz, End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food

“…went on to clarify that when we’re mindful, instead of chasing something like money, we ask ourselves: What would I do if I had more money? Maybe we’d travel more or spend more time with loved ones. Ironically, by focusing on a goal like “more money” we may shut out opportunities for adventure and fun with friends.”
― Jennifer Taitz, How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate

“Not only do we often mispredict how much pleasure we will experience, we also often overestimate how much pain we will endure.”
― Jennifer Taitz, End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food

“Food may also be used to increase the intensity of an emotion. We may, for example, use food to add to the ordinary experience of happiness, attempting to take our joy up a notch.”
― Jennifer Taitz, End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. Thich Nhat Hanh”
― Jennifer Taitz, End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food