The BFRB Workbook for Teens and Young Adults

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!

Author Biography

Laura Chackes, Psy.D., owner of The Center for Mindfulness & CBT, is a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of BFRBs. She has presented at several international conferences on group therapy for teens and adults with BFRBs, has run group therapy for BFRBs since 2012, and is researching her treatment approach at UCLA. She is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Lauren McKeaney is a silent-sufferer turned award-winning advocate of dermatillomania, founding the only skin picking disorder focused nonprofit, Picking Me Foundation, in 2016. As Picking Me’s CEO Lauren stands for recovering with, not from, mental illness, offering hope, help, and healing for dermatillomania worldwide. See her work in Vogue, Women’s Health, VICE, Dermatology Times and more. She is based in Chicago, Illinois.