Book
Kabat-Zinn J. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. Revised ed. New York: Bantam; 2013. 720 p.
Why we cite it
The revised edition of the foundational MBSR text, updated with two decades of additional research on mindfulness outcomes. Relevant to this project specifically for its treatment of stress reactivity — how mindfulness creates a gap between stimulus and response, enabling conscious choice rather than automatic reaction. This mechanism directly connects to emotional eating, where stress triggers habitual food-seeking behavior.
About the author
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (now UMass Chan Medical School). PhD in molecular biology from MIT (1971), studying under Salvador Luria. Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), now used in 720+ hospitals and clinics worldwide. Author of numerous books on mindfulness. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Recipient of the APS William James Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychological Science and the AMA Pride in the Profession Award.
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