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:
Las Vegas, NV – June 6 & 7
Ben Franklin Institute
Summit for Clinical Excellence
Eating Disorders Conference
"Cracking the Hunger Code", "Soul Hunger", "Eating Disorders and the Feminine Life Cycle"
for more info visit www.BFIsummit.com
San Diego, Ca - June 26, 2008
"Metaphorical Constructs of Hunger"
IAEDP San Diego Chapter luncheon
for more information contact,
Nikki Damiani at 626-592-6903 or
nichole.damiani@psysolutions.com
Los Angeles, California -- June 27, 2008
"Experiential Therapy: Using Storytelling, Myth, and Ceremony to Assist in Healing Eating Disorder Wounds"
Professional training hosted by IAEDP Southern California
9am-3pm
La Ventana Eating Disorders IOP
275 East Hillcrest Dr, Suite 120
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
RSVP to Christina Weiss by June 20 at 562-457-7373 or
christina.weiss@centerfordiscovery.com
Los Angeles, California -- June 28, 2008 | Download Flyer
Soul Hunger Daylong Workshop
A New Journey, 2121 Cloverfield Bl, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404
9am - 3pm
for more information or to register, contact
Christina Weis 562-457-7373
christina.weiss@centerfordiscovery.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