Publisher's Synopsis
"This book was initially Sharon's idea. She approached me because she was interested in creating a colouring book for people recovering from an eating disorder. As a person who had recovered from an eating disorder herself, and as an artist, she wanted to "give back" and help others find their way to wellness. I thought it was an excellent idea. For my part, I had always wanted to put a book together of recovery stories. As a therapist, I often tell the people I work with stories of others who've come before them; stories that I hope will inspire them when they are scared or disappointed in themselves; stories of people who have made it through similarly difficult times and have continued on to recover from their eating disorder. As a book intended to help you through the difficult times of recovery, we wanted to provide you with a distress tolerance tool--the pages for you to colour. The stories of those who have recovered, we hope, will provide you with reassurance and inspiration."
--from the INTRODUCTION
In Mindful Colouring, psychologist Dr. Mich�le Lalibert� of the Eating Disorders Clinic at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ont., and art therapist Sharon Trottier have created a book that is at one and the same time a collection of recovery stories from disordered eating, a colouring book filled with pictures inspired by those recovery stories, and a source of encouragement for those facing such challenges themselves. The book is divided into fifteen recovery themes; each theme opens with a therapist's perspective contributed by Mich�le, followed by patients' own perspectives and recovery stories, reflections from Sharon, and line drawings by Sharon inspired by the patients' stories and suggestions. At the end of the book is a place where readers can set down their own stories and drawings.
