Program Syllabus 

Module 1: Introduction to The Reawaken Project

• Understand the transformational process of The Reawaken Project.
• Complete the Intuitive Eating Assessment to determine areas that need support.
• Understand eating personality and the origin of eating behaviors.
• Resources
• Handout – What is your eating personality?

Module 2: Disrupt Diet Culture

• Recognize diet culture and how it affects your food and eating behaviors.
• Reflect on the time, energy, and money spent on dieting.
• Execute a thorough dieting history to analyze the repercussions of fad dieting and weight cycling.
• Analyze the tools of dieting and develop a plan to overcome them.
• Handouts
• Handout - My Dieting History
• Handout - Dieting History Reflection
• Handout - Dieting Tools
• Handout - What are my food rules?
• Handout - How does dieting interfere with my life?

Module 3: Own Your Hunger

• Identify the mechanisms that trigger hunger.
• Discover the ways that hunger is silenced and how to honor your hunger.
• Understand the scale of hunger and fullness and describe each level.
• Explore interoceptive awareness and learn to use the concept to tune into the body.
• Resources
• Handout - Hunger and Fullness Scale and Journal
• Image - Hunger and Fullness Questions
• Handout - Why do I feel like I can't stop eating?
• Handout - My Nutrition 911 Plan
• Handout - How do I feel? Journal
• Activity - Heartbeat Activity

Module 4: Sense The Fullness

• Identify the sources of distraction that interrupt fullness cues.
• Understand the factors that influence fullness.
• Understand how and when to Practice the Pause.
• Understand the restriction-binge cycle.
• Resources:
• Handout - Hunger and Fullness Scale and Journal
• Handout - Is distraction hindering your fullness cues?
• Handout - Clean Plate Club
• Handout - Practice the Pause
• Handout - Create Your Eating Oasis
• Handout - Macronutrient Basics

Module 5: Be Curious About Satisfaction

• Understand the difference between fullness and satisfaction.
• Understand the factors that influence satisfaction.
• Identify the steps to being curious about satisfaction.
• Resources:
• Handout - Eating Environment Appraisal
• Handout - Mindful Eating Activity
• Handout - Food Qualities: What Do I Really Like To Eat?

Module 6: Question The Food Voices

• Understand the role society plays in our own self-talk.
• Explore the ways that family rules and expectations have shaped your relationship with food.
• Understand the ability for the brain to be re-wired from constant negative self-talk.
• Begin to explore self-compassion.
• Resources
• Handout - Question the Food Voices
• Handout - Unpacking Family Rules and Expectations
• Handout - Self-Talk
• Handout - Self-Compassion

Module 7: Respect Every Body

• Understand body image and how it is developed.
• Understand the factors that affect body image.
• Identify the stages of healing body image.
• Explore tips to improve body image.
• Explore tips for shopping for new clothes.
• Resources:
• Handout - Self-Care Workbook
• Handout - Perfectly Imperfect, Amazingly Unique Body Image Worksheet
• Handout - Body Positive Instagram Accounts

Module 8: Managing Stress and Emotions With Compassion

• Understand how stress manifests in the body.
• Understand fight or flight and rest and digest.
• Explore the window of tolerance.
• Understand how food is used as a coping mechanism.
• Understand how to cope with emotional eating.
• Identify other coping mechanisms for dealing with stress and emotions.
• Resources
• Handout - Dealing with the Unknown
• Handout - Grounding Exercise for Anxiety
• Handout - Vagus Nerve Stimulation
• Handout - 5 Ways to Boost Mood
• Handout - 3 Minute Body Scan Meditation
• Handout - The Wheel of Feelings

Module 9: Self-Care

• Understand what self-care is and is not.
• Assess current self-care to determine if needs are being met.
• Understand the several categories of self-care.
• Understand the use of routines and rituals for use in self-care.
• Explore several techniques for self-care.
• Resources
• Handout - What is Self-Care?
• Handout - Self-Care Assessment
• Handout - Sleep Hygiene Assessment & Tips
• Handout -Healthy Boundaries
• Handout - Setting Healthy Boundaries
• Handout - Weekly Gratitude Journal
• Handout - 7 Days of Self-Care Ideas

Access to Bonus Items:

• The Reawaken Project Community Page
• All Foods Fit! Anti-Diet Recipe Library
• Fullscript Dispensary