This is the transition episode of BariAftercare the Podcast! BariAftercare the program will still be alive and well and YOU can join for a FREE month by emailing me at Info@conniestapletonphd.com. Do that NOW! THEN listen in as I talk with Laura Preston who, along with Kelsey and our amazing group of peer mentors, has helped make the BariAftercare program what it is! In this episode, you’ll hear how we both started in the bariatric community, how we have worked in this arena for over two decades and where we are headed with BariAftercare going forward! As I mentioned, this is the transition episode. Next week, this same amazing podcast will be called Weight Loss Winformation! We are expanding to encourage everyone who struggles with weight… losing weight and maintaining weight loss… to gain the valuable information offered in this podcast, focusing on the emotional and psychologal issues, more commonly referred to as the “head stuff” that goes along with losing weight and maintaining weight loss. So come one, come all… who are wanting to get that stubborn weight off and wanting to keep it off… creating the possibility for living a fuller life! Surgical weight loss patients, persons on GLP-1’s, those in medical weight loss programs, people using intermittent fasting or whatever means to lose weight. Living a healthy lifestyle is required to maintain weight loss and THAT requires some new skills. So listen this week, next week, and many weeks to come! Weight Loss Winformation – the Podcast!

BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com

Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com

BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare

BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare

Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people

Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)

Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)

Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)

Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)

ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)

Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/

Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com

Dr. Susan Mitchell:

https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell

https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies

Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Wow! is what I have to say about the great therapy tool I learned from Dr. Joan Brugman while recording this podcast! Dr. Brugman uses Mirror Therapy with her weight loss patients as a tool to help them use “fierce self-compassion” while holding themselves accountable and creating plan to incorporate healthy self-care tools in their weight loss and weight maintenance journey. I promise you I’ll be listening to this episode more than a few times. I hope you will, too! I want to remind you that after next week’s episode of BariAftercare, the Podcast, the name of the podcast will change to Weight Loss Winformation as we broaden our reach to help anyone working to lose weight, whether it’s through a surgical procedure, medications, a medical weight loss program, or whatever works for them! So let your friends and family members know! If you still haven’t joined the full online BariAftercare program, go to the website and sign up! Now – let’s get started with THIS amazing episode!

Resources:

BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com

Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com

BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare

BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare

Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people

Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)

Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)

Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)

Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)

ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)

Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/

Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com

Dr. Susan Mitchell:

https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell

https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies

What Is Mirror Exposure Therapy? And Does It Work? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-new-home/201812/what-is-mirror-exposure-therapy-and-does-it-work

Please subscribe to the show and rate it on Apple Podcasts, download free information at www.conniestapletonphd.com, and follow me on Twitter (@cstapletonphd), Instagram (@cstapletonphd), YouTube, LinkedIn, and on Facebook.

Theodore Roosevelt called comparison the theif of joy. And all along I thought it was the SCALE that was the theif of joy! Well… I guess it’s all in how you utilize either comparison or the scale that determines whether or not you allow it to steal your joy. Yes – pay attention to those words… whether or not you ALLOW ANYTHING to steal your joy is up to you! It’s that thinking thing again… what we choose to think about is so powerful. But in THIS episode I am talking specifically about comparison, something all humans naturally do. Listen in and gain some tips for using comparison to your benefit and listen for ways to minimize it’s negative impact in your life.

Resources:

BariAfterare: www.bariaftercare.com

Connie Stapleton PhD website: www.conniestapletonphd.com

BariAftercare website: https://www.conniestapletonphd.com/bariaftercare

BariAftercare Facebook page (for members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/BariAftercare

Kevin Stephens: Your Bariatric Buddy https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourbariatricbuddy/people

Instagram: @cale101 (Caleshia Haynes)

Instagram: @therealbariboss (Tabitha Johnson)

Instagram @drsusanmitchell (Dr. Susan Mitchell)

Instagram: @lauraleepreston (Laura Preston)

ProCare Vitamins (10% off with code ConnieStapleton)

Rob DiMedio: https://www.busybariatrics.com/

Dr. Joan Brugman: drjbrugman@outlook.com

Dr. Susan Mitchell:

https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMitchell

https://www.facebook.com/bariatricsurgerystrategies

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-of-prime/202307/15-ways-to-stop-self-comparison

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-freedom/201205/are-you-comparison-junkie

The 2 Faces of Social Comparison

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-health-nerd/202409/the-2-faces-of-social-comparison

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/working-through-shame/201909/why-you-should-stop-comparing-yourself-to-everybody-else

Social Comparison Theory https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/social-comparison-theory#:~:text=Comparisons%20are%20likelier%20to%20make,more%20realistic%20and%20motivating%20comparisons.