Connie Stapleton Psychologist Ph.D.

About Dr. Stapleton:

Professional:

• Owner: Connie Stapleton, PhD, Augusta, GA
• Author of Eat It Up: The Complete Mind/Body/Spirit Guide to a Full Life After Weight Loss Surgery, Eat It Up - The Workbook! and Thriving! Triumph Over Trauma: Real Life Stories of Recovery From Obesity
• Educational and Inspirational Speaker
• Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Texas A&M, 1998
• M.A. in Counseling from University of South Dakota, 1994
• B.S. from Iowa State University, 1983

Personal:

• Married to Steve since 1983; he is an incredible man and I am beyond grateful for him!
• Mother of three married children – the most wonderful children ever (and their spouses, too)!
• I have four grandbabies, all in the Atlanta area. They are my heart!
• I have two granddogs! A Yorkie and a Golden Retriever
• All of mine and my husband’s siblings live several states away…

FunFacts:

• All three of my children got married within a ten month period of time
• I love to sit on the boat in the middle of the lake
• The Young and the Restless is the only show I consistently watch on television
• I have four of the best girlfriends of 20 years one could ever imagine! AND great friends from recent years… WHAT A GIFT!

ObesityHelp Contributing Author

Take Control of Stress Eating to Lose Weight
The Guilt and Shame After Compulsive Eating
The Importance of Creating Boundaries With Food
Why I Can’t Stop Eating
Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Identity
How Stress Can Affect Your Weight Loss Efforts
There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Life!
Managing the Heart & Head After Weight Loss Surgery
Weight Regain and the Return of Old Habits
Create a 3-Step Plan To Be Your Best Self
Relationships after WLS – Helping Yourself Helps Others
Drinking Alcohol After Weight Loss Surgery
Is Food Addiction a Problem for You?
There’s No Such Thing As Food Addiction
Three Keys To Sustained Weight Loss
10 Tips For Healthy Dating
WLS: Balance in Recovery Post-Op
Ten Tips for Battling Food (and Family) Over the Holidays
Inadequately Trained to Help Obese Patients?
10 Tips For Reducing Holiday Stress
10 Thanksgiving Tips for Cutting Calories

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