Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul (26 page)
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Authors: Jack Canfield
New patients are evaluated to identify any underlying medical conditions (such as a hormone problem) and potential complications (including high cholesterol, diabetes or gastrointestinal disease).
Patients are given nutritional counseling and families meet privately with a dietitian to discuss practical aspects of starting the recommended individualized meal plan.
OWL provides a combination of short-term individual and family psychotherapy sessions to increase motivation to change diet and physical activity levels. These treatments may also help children cope with the emotional stresses associated with being overweight.
Group therapy is offered on a periodic basis to facilitate individual treatment. Groups generally meet for ninety minutes each week for a total of six weeks. Participation by the child and at least one parent/ guardian is required. For more information contact:
www.childrenshospital.org/OWL
Optimal Weight for Life Program
Children’s Hospital, Boston
300 Longwood Avenue • Boston, MA 02115
phone: (617) 355-5159 • fax: (617) 730-0505
Jack Canfield is the cocreator and editor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which
Time
magazine has called “the publishing phenomenon of the decade.” The series now has 105 titles with over 100 million copies in print in forty-one languages. Jack is also the coauthor of eight other bestselling books, including
The Success Principles: How to
Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Dare to Win, The Aladdin
Factor, You’ve Got to Read This Book,
and
The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your
Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Certainty
.
Jack has recently developed a telephone coaching program and an online coaching program based on his most recent book,
The Success
Principles
. He also offers a seven-day Breakthrough to Success seminar every summer, which attracts 400 people from fifteen countries around the world.
Jack is the CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises and the Canfield Training Group in Santa Barbara, California, and founder of the Foundation for Self-Esteem in Culver City, California. He has conducted intensive personal and professional development seminars on the principles of success for over 900,000 people in twenty-one countries around the world. He has spoken to hundreds of thousands of others at numerous conferences and conventions and has been seen by millions of viewers on national television shows such as
The Today
Show, Fox and Friends, Inside Edition, Hard Copy,
CNN’s
Talk Back Live,
20/20, Eye to Eye,
and the
NBC Nightly News
and the
CBS Evening News
.
Jack is the recipient of many awards and honors, including three honorary doctorates and a Guinness World Records Certificate for having seven Chicken Soup for the Soul books appearing on the
New
York Times
bestseller list on May 24, 1998.
To write to Jack or for inquiries about Jack as a speaker, his coaching programs or his seminars, use the following contact information:
Jack Canfield
The Canfield Companies
P.O. Box 30880
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
Phone: 805-563-2935 • Fax: 805-563-2945
E-mail: [email protected]
website:
www.jackcanfield.com
In the area of human potential, no one is more respected than Mark Victor Hansen. For more than thirty years, Mark has focused solely on helping people from all walks of life reshape their personal vision of what’s possible. His powerful messages of possibility, opportunity and action have created powerful change in thousands of organizations and millions of individuals worldwide.
He is a sought-after keynote speaker, bestselling author andmar-ketingmaven. Mark’s credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success and an extensive academic background. He is a prolific writer with many bestselling books, such as
The One Minute
Millionaire, The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor
and
Dare to Win,
in addition to the
Chicken Soup for the Soul
series.Mark has made a profound influence through his library of audios, videos and articles in the areas of big thinking, sales achievement, wealth building, publishing success, and personal and professional development.
Mark is the founder of the MEGA Seminar Series. MEGA Book Marketing University and Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire are annual conferences where Mark coaches and teaches new and aspiring authors, speakers and experts on building lucrative publishing and speaking careers. Other MEGA events include MEGA Marketing Magic and My MEGA Life.
He has appeared on television (
Oprah,
CNN and
The Today Show
), in print (
Time,U.S.News &World Report,USA Today,New York Times
and
Entrepreneur
) and on countless radio interviews, assuring our planet’s people that “you can easily create the life you deserve.”
As a philanthropist and humanitarian, Mark works tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes, Childhelp USA and many others. He is the recipient of numerous awards that honor his entrepreneurial spirit, philanthropic heart and business acumen. He is a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, an organization that honored Mark with the prestigious Horatio Alger Award for his extraordinary life achievements.
Mark Victor Hansen is an enthusiastic crusader of what’s possible and is driven to make the world a better place.
Mark Victor Hansen & Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 7665
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone: 949-764-2640 • Fax: 949-722-6912
Website:
www.markvictorhansen.com
Theresa has always felt drawn to a page and the power of words. Books represent knowledge, expression, freedom, adventure, creativity and escape—so it’s no surprise that her career has revolved around books.
Theresa’s career began over thirty years ago in a large publisher’s book club operation. In 1981, Theresa joined Health Communications, a fledgling book publisher that grew to become the country’s #1 self-help publisher and home to groundbreaking
New York Times
bestsellers and the series recognized as a publishing phenomenon,
Chicken
Soup for the Soul
.
After twenty years spent in the day-to-day operations of a thriving publishing company, Theresa is now developing books as a writer, compiler and editor.
She is the coauthor of
Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover’s Soul, Chicken
Soup for the Horse Lover’s Soul II, Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul,
its companion
Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul Daily Inspirations
and
Chicken Soup for the Shopper’s Soul.
In addition to other
Chicken Soup
books waiting to be hatched, Theresa is developing titles in the
Read a Little Bit About . . .
series.
Read
a Little Bit
books help teens and young adults build literacy skills while focusing on relevant, contemporary topics and issues, such as buying a car or getting a job. Theresa is also working on
Sonic Boomers: That
Sound You Hear Is YOU Making a Difference,
a book featuring unsung heroes of the baby boomer generation who have found fulfillment and growth in their lives by helping others.
Theresa lives in South Florida with her husband Brian and two cats who think they are dogs. All of her diligence and good dieting flies out the window at the first sign of a hurricane when her need for comfort food (Cheez Doodles and chocolate—not at the same time) kicks into high gear. You can contact Theresa at:
[email protected]
Health Communications, Inc.
3201 SW 15th Street • Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
phone: 954-360-0909 • fax: 954-418-0844
The stories in this book are original pieces or taken from previously published sources, such as books, magazines and newspapers. If you would like to contact any of the contributors for information about their writing or would like to invite them to speak in your community, look for their contact information included in their biography.
Kate Baggott
is a Canadian writer living in Europe. Her essays, articles and short stories have appeared in the
Globe and Mail
, the
Christian Science Monitor
and
Technology Review
among other publications. Links to recent pieces can be found at
www.katebaggott.com
.
Suzanne Baginskie
recently retired from her job as a law office manager/ paralegal for more than twenty-five years. She has been published in other
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books,
Cat’s Magazine, True Romance
and has written several nonfiction articles. She lives on the west coast of Florida with her husband, Al.
Karen A. Bakhazi
is a new writer who enjoys coffee trips and working with the girls in her church’s youth group where she is inspired by watching the kids learn and grow spiritually. She and her husband enjoy frequent trips to Disneyland where you never have to grow up!
Jessica Blaire
lives in Michigan and currently works as a travel editor for a webzine. From yoga to rock climbing to chasing her hyperactive four-legged furry roommate down the street, she fits exercise into her daily schedule and lives for the delicious concoctions found at her local natural grocery store.
Guy Burdick
is aWashington, D.C.-based editor and writer who has type 2 diabetes. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with this wife, Suzanne Kelly, and their adopted shelter pets. He currently is working on a book about his experiences,
Difficult Run: From Diabetic Coma to the Marine Corps Marathon
.
Kathe M. Campbell
lives on a western Montana mountain with her precious keeshond and a few kitties where she raises champion mammoth donkeys. Three grown children, eleven grandkids and three great-grandchildren round out the herd. Her Montana stories are found on many e-zines. Kathe is a contributing author to the
Chicken Soup for the Soul
series,
People Who Make a
Difference
, and various anthologies, magazines and medical journals.
Sally Clark
lives in Fredericksburg, Texas, and still shops incognito at the same grocery store. Her humor work has appeared in
America’s Funniest Humor! Book
Two
and
GreenPrints: The Weeder’s Digest
. Sally also writes and publishes award-winning poetry, nonfiction, children’s stories and greeting cards. Contact her at [email protected].
Harriet Cooper
is a writer living in Toronto, Canada. She specializes in humorous and serious articles and essays on diet, health, the environment, family, relationships and cats. She also writes short stories and humorous verse. Her work has appeared in numerous national and internationalmagazines, e-zines, websites, newspapers and anthologies.
Barbara A. Croce
is now a certified personal trainer, working on location and out of her home. She attributes her success to Jesus, her Lord. She lives with her best friend and husband of twenty-six years, Rich. You can check out both her websites at
www.glorywriter.4t.com
and
www.barbsfitu.com
.
Suzan Davis
is the author of
Babes on Blades: Drop Physical, Mental and Spiritual
Flab Through Inline Skating
and is a frequent
Chicken Soup for the Sou
l
contributor. Suzan’s public relations firm promotes exercise and healthy living. She lives in California with two charming children and two naughty dogs. Suzan swears life begins after forty. Contact her at [email protected].
Marilyn Eudaly
lives in Texas with her husband and faithful dog, Hairy Truman. Her daughter, who is mentioned here, lives nearby and is her writing mentor. Marilyn is a member of Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers and the North Texas Romance Writers of America.
Greg Faherty
has had several fiction and nonfiction stories and poems published, including one in
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV
. When he and his wife are not exercising with their dogs or cooking healthy meals, he owns and operates
www.a-perfect-resume.com
, and also provides proofreading and editing services.
Susan Farr-Fahncke
is dedicated to making a difference. Susan is the creator of
www.2theheart.com
, the founder of the volunteer group, Angels2TheHeart, and a busy author. With stories featured in several
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books, she is also the author of the beloved
Angel’s Legacy
. Susan teaches online writing workshops, and you can sign up for a workshop and see more of her writing at
www.2theheart.com
.
Tricia Finch
is a former youth librarian, now a stay-at-home mom and freelance writer. She lives in Venice, Florida, with her husband Jeff, son Nicholas, two dogs and two cats. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking and having fun with her family. Tricia’s credits include
Venice Gulf Coast Living, Southwest Florida
Parent and Child
, and book reviews for
School Library Journal
and
KLIATT
.
Jacquelyn B. Fletcher
is a full-time freelance writer who has written hundreds of magazine articles in addition to nonfiction books, young adult fiction, brochures, Web content and a variety of other projects in the name of her motto: Will Write for Food. Contact her at [email protected].