Lynn Johnson – The Food and Lifestyle Connection to Mental Illness: New Insights, New Interventions

Outline

ASSESSMENTSASSESSMENTS

• What is right about psychotherapyWhat is right about psychotherapy
• Where psychotherapy may be failingWhere psychotherapy may be failing
• Client statusClient status
• Simple ways to improve outcomesSimple ways to improve outcomes
• If-then intentional statements and therapeutic successIf-then intentional statements and therapeutic success

INFLAMMATION AND MENTAL HEALTHINFLAMMATION AND MENTAL HEALTH

• Germs, genes, and grief: inflammation and depressionGerms, genes, and grief: inflammation and depression
• The vital role of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory factors in mental healthThe vital role of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory factors in mental health
• Is cleanliness next to craziness?Is cleanliness next to craziness?
• Weight, inflammation, and depressionWeight, inflammation, and depression
• Childhood trauma and lifetime inflammation risksChildhood trauma and lifetime inflammation risks
• How this information changes diagnosis; what alternatives exist for the DSM-5®How this information changes diagnosis; what alternatives exist for the DSM-5®

LIFESTYLES OF THE HEALTHY AND HAPPY: THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONSLIFESTYLES OF THE HEALTHY AND HAPPY: THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS

• Food as a therapeutic interventionFood as a therapeutic intervention
• Diets that heal: Mediterranean, DASH, and MIND dietsDiets that heal: Mediterranean, DASH, and MIND diets
• The quasi-vegetarian diet: It is the optimal eating plan?The quasi-vegetarian diet: It is the optimal eating plan?
• Vegan pros and consVegan pros and cons
• What is the microbiome and how can it change your client’s emotional lifeWhat is the microbiome and how can it change your client’s emotional life
• How these diets reduce dementiaHow these diets reduce dementia
• How counselors can appropriately coach eating patterns that support mental health within theirHow counselors can appropriately coach eating patterns that support mental health within their
• scope of practicescope of practice
• How a change of diet actually helpsHow a change of diet actually helps
• Physical activity Physical activity
  • What the research says and what you can actually doWhat the research says and what you can actually do
  • How mental health professionals can improve the impact of physical activityHow mental health professionals can improve the impact of physical activity
  • How to get more activity benefit in less timeHow to get more activity benefit in less time
• Time in nature as a therapeutic interventionTime in nature as a therapeutic intervention
• Social connection as therapySocial connection as therapy
• Promoting purpose and meaningPromoting purpose and meaning
• Meditation and inflammation: practical skills for successMeditation and inflammation: practical skills for success
• Love as anti-inflammatory and as micro attunementsLove as anti-inflammatory and as micro attunements
• How happiness reduces inflammation and promotes healthy lifestylesHow happiness reduces inflammation and promotes healthy lifestyles

COMPLIANCE TECHNIQUES: THE KEY TO SUCCESSCOMPLIANCE TECHNIQUES: THE KEY TO SUCCESS

• How can we effectively coach clients towards resiliency?How can we effectively coach clients towards resiliency?
• Contrast problem talk and change talkContrast problem talk and change talk
• New tools for self-motivation: If-then intentional planningNew tools for self-motivation: If-then intentional planning
• Self-definitions and motivationSelf-definitions and motivation
• Prediction tasks and adherencePrediction tasks and adherence
• Family therapy as a compliance toolFamily therapy as a compliance tool