Dr. Johnston is a spell-binding international lecturer and workshop leader who blends ancient storytelling, modern psychology, spiritual wisdom, and contemporary women’s issues in a unique and powerful way. Her presentations are lively, engaging, and full of humor, insight, and compassion. She is known for her ability to use metaphor, stories, and imagery to teach complex psychological concepts in a way that is easily absorbed and eminently practical.
Her community presentations, personal growth workshops and professional seminars vary in length, and can be geared towards college students, health care professionals, and the community at large. Dr. Johnston is skilled at adapting her presentations to large audiences in seminar format or to small informal group settings.
Metaphors & Storytelling Related to Eating Disorders - Download
This downloadable lecture is designed to demonstrate how storytelleing and metaphor can be used to help women understand the connection between their disordered eating behavior and the rest of their lives. It uses imagery and traditional folktales to teach the language of metaphor and symbol.
For further information or to schedule an event contact Dr. Johnston at: DrAJ1@aol.com
Upcoming Presentations:
March 11, 2010
Face to Face: We are One World
An International Forum
iaedp symposium 2010
Disney Swan Resort
Orlando, Florida
Contact: www.iaedp.com
March 13, 2010
Soul to Soul: Bringing Presence into the Treatment of Eating & Body Image Issues
iaedp symposium 2010
Disney Swan Resort
Orlando, Florida
Contact: www.iaedp.com
April 10, 2010
Sex, Love & Eating Disorders: the Hunger for Connection
Keynote Address
Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee (EDCT)
Seventh Annual Forum for Professionals
Libscomb University in Nashville
Nashville, TN
Contact: www.edct.net
April 15, 2010
Deciphering the Hunger Code: Treating Eating Disorders with Imagery & Metaphor
Professional Conference
sponsored by Berkshire Area Health Education Center
Log Cabin, Holyoke, MA
Contact: www.BerkshireAHEC.org
May 15, 2010
Body Talk: Using Metaphor to Treat Body Image & Eating Disorders
Soul Hunger: Treating Eating Disorders with Imagery & Metaphor
The Feminine Cycle: the Role of Menstruation in the Etiology of Eating Disorders
Summit for Clinical EXcellence Conference
Ben Franklin Institute
Green Valley Ranch Resort
Las Vegas, NV
Contact: www.bfisummit.com
Past Presentations:
- Soul Cycles: The Four Faces of the Sacred Feminine
- Moontime: A Mother/Daughter Coming of Age Tea Party Cycle Celebrations Women's Circle
- Rounds Pegs & Square Holes: Treating Eating Disorders Through Balancing the Masculine & Feminine Principles
- Working with Metaphors to Integrate the Body, Mind and Spirit
- Keynote presentation: Finding Freedom From Food, Fat, & Dieting
- Treating Eating Disorders With Imagery, Metaphor, and Storytelling
- Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders Through Metaphor and Storytelling
- Finding Freedom From Food and Weight Struggles
- Understanding Disordered Eating Through Myth, Metaphor, & Storytelling
- Celebrating Every Body: Body Image & Disordered Eating Across the Lifespan
- Tending the Feminine Psyche with Storytelling and Metaphor
- Round Pegs & Square Holes: Body Image and the Feminine
- Using the Feminine Principle to Understand Disordered Eating
- Yin & Yang: Keeping the Balance
- Maidens & Moontime: Menarche and Eating Disorders
- Cycle Celebrations: Eating Disorders and the Menstrual Cycle
- Soul Food: The Healing Power of Storytelling
- Eating Disorders as Messengers of the Soul
- What all Clinicians Need to Know About Eating Disorders
- Working with Eating Disorders: Hope Change and Healing Using Metaphor &
Storytelling
- Understanding and Treating Disordered Eating
- Clinical Interventions for Eating Disorders
- Decoding the Language of the Eating Disorder
- Treating Compulsive & Binge Eating in Women
- Hunger and Severe Obesity
- Eating Disorders and Addiction
- How Can I Help?
- Breaking Free From Struggles With Food, Fat, and Dieting
- Listening to Your Body