This workbook is for you if:
· You are missing out on living the life you want to live because of your body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB).
· You are tired of trying to manage your BFRB on your own with little success and are ready to find something that actually works.
· You feel embarrassed, frustrated, or ashamed of your BFRB and its effects on your life.
Within this book you will find a 10-week plan for recovery written by psychologist Laura Chackes, as well as practical exercises and access to meditation recordings. There are also contributions from Lauren McKeaney, founder of The Picking Me Foundation, sharing her lived experience of BFRBs and the advice that helped in her recovery.
This workbook will give you the tools to manage not only your BFRB, but also your thoughts and feelings about other stressors in your life. It’s time to end the cycle for good!
· You are missing out on living the life you want to live because of your body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB).
· You are tired of trying to manage your BFRB on your own with little success and are ready to find something that actually works.
· You feel embarrassed, frustrated, or ashamed of your BFRB and its effects on your life.
Within this book you will find a 10-week plan for recovery written by psychologist Laura Chackes, as well as practical exercises and access to meditation recordings. There are also contributions from Lauren McKeaney, founder of The Picking Me Foundation, sharing her lived experience of BFRBs and the advice that helped in her recovery.
This workbook will give you the tools to manage not only your BFRB, but also your thoughts and feelings about other stressors in your life. It’s time to end the cycle for good!
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Reviews
A powerful, compassionate, and practical guide that speaks directly to teens and young adults with BFRBs. Through mindfulness-based strategies, Chackes and McKeaney offer real tools, real stories, and real hope - an empowering guide to insight, resilience, and lasting change.
Skin picking, hair pulling, and other BFRBs can feel isolating and hard to change. This workbook gives teens and young adults clear explanations, practical tools, and step-by-step strategies to build awareness, create new habits, and make lasting progress.
This book is invaluable for anyone attempting to recover from or better understand a BFRB. Dr. Chackes clearly elucidates the steps of her comprehensive program, while Ms. McKeaney provides complementary vignettes describing her personal journey in overcoming skin-picking disorder.
This practical workbook offers "you got this" support for teens and young adults with BFRBs, guiding them through a 10-week program to set intentions, build awareness, seek appropriate support, and identify intervention strategies to gain confidence on their road to recovery.