title: Knowing How: 20 Concepts to Rewire the Brain
author:  Julie Valenti 
description: The integration of these concepts into my 30 years of recovery has enhanced my life in ways I didn't know possible. If you're in recovery or not, reading this book will change your life. --Karen Wilcox, CADC II<br /><br />Julie Valenti has created a powerful set of concepts that establishes clarity and cultivates healing and intimacy in relationships. My wife and I are the happiest we have ever been... This book is an absolute must read. --Michael Myers, M.D.
zlib_text: **Why neural rewiring is crucial for full recovery**
  
   **What is neural rewiring?**
  
   **How does your brain become “wired” in the first place?**
  
   **Learned reactions**
  
   **Learned emotions**
  
   **Learned words**
  
   **Learned actions**
  
   **Learned thoughts**
  
   **Learned belief systems**
  
   **Changing beliefs for recovery**
  
   **Where does your brain get its data?**
  
   **How what you pay mental attention to influences your brain**
  
   **Practical application?**
  
   **Redirects**
  
   **Stages of identification and rewiring**
  
   **Super-highways**
  
   **Rewiring Examples**
  
   **Rewiring your fear of not suppressing your bodyweight (fear of weight
  gain)**
  
   **Rewiring negative body image**
  
   **Rewiring negative body image actions**
  
   **Rewiring negative body image emotional reactions**
  
   **Rewiring the feelings of wrongdoing after eating differently**
  
   **Rewiring fear of unrestricted eating (body trust and communication)**
  
   **Rewiring food judgement (learning to eat honestly)**
  
   **Rewiring compulsive 