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Why Is Brian So Fat?
Author(s): Gary Solomon (author) & Lynne Adamson (Illustrated by) (Author)
- Publisher: Central Recovery Press
- Publication Date: 11 Jun. 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 193629074X
- ISBN-13: 9781936290741
Book Description
“Meet Brian. Brian is fat. He’s fat because he eats too much. And he eats too much because that’s how he keeps from feeling his feelings. He has many feelings about his family, his friends, his school, his dog, and himself, but most of those feelings Brian isn’t even aware of having. He just knows something is not right at home or with his mother or his father or his sister, so Brian eats and eats and eats. A teacher, who shares her own struggles with childhood obesity, offers Brian a glimmer of hope and encourages him to talk about his feelings. Childhood obesity has become an epidemic in the UK and has grown significantly in recent years. Children who are overweight have an 80 percent chance of becoming an obese adult. Childhood obesity is also associated with an increased risk of emotional problems. Many overweight children are ostracized from peer groups and often teased or worse, bullied. Why Is Brian So Fat? comes with an activity guide in the back of the book so that parents, children, teachers, and health care providers can examine and discuss those emotional issues related to overeating in an honest and entertaining way, as well as offer an opportunity to look at the reasons someone may become overweight. Healthy eating tips, exercising solutions, and a list of resources are also included. “
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About the Author
Gary Solomon: Gary Solomon, MPH, MSW, PhD is a professor of psychology at the College of Southern Nevada. He received his bachelor’s degree and MPH (Master of Public Health) from UCLA; MSW from Tennessee State University; and his PhD in psychology from Pacific Western University. Dr. Solomon is a dynamic speaker and has lectured all over the US. Dr. Solomon is also known as The Movie Doctor and was the first to write on the topic of using movies as therapy. He coined the term ‘Cinematherapy.’ His first book, The Motion Picture Prescription: Watch This Movie and Call Me in the Morning, was written as a therapeutic tool for therapists to use for treating clients and groups. His other books include Reel Therapy and Cinemaparenting.
Lynne Adamson: Lynne Adamson has worked in the graphics field including television graphics, advertising, and publishing all of her adult life. A forty-year resident of Las Vegas, NV, Lynne worked as Art Director for TV8 and TV3 in Las Vegas, as well as Art Director for several Las Vegas advertising agencies. She was Advertising Creative Director for the Greenspun Media Group, that publishes the alternative paper Las Vegas Weekly, InBusiness Las Vegas, and several magazine publications. Lynne also spent two years as a Graphic Specialist for the Las Vegas Review Journal.
