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This time, Agnieszka Węgiel will appear in Renata Głowacka's program "Świat na głowy" (World on the Upside Down). Agnieszka Węgiel is a graduate of psychology at SWPS University and workshops and trainings in the field of working with people with excess body weight: Psychotherapy for people who eat too much, Understanding and psychotherapy for people with eating disorders, Running Support Groups. She completed a certification workshop of The American Association of Bariatric Counselors, an association educating specialists in short- and long-term support for bariatric patients. Certified trainer, coach and therapist. She works in the ACT therapy stream, uses provocative methods, Transactional Analysis and Rational Behavior Therapy. She works with people who struggle with the problem of overweight and with patients suffering from obesity. She works with patients in the pre- and post-operative period, supporting them at every stage of obesity treatment. She runs support groups for people suffering from obesity, and during psychoeducational workshops she shows how the culture of diets builds a dietary history, and how this in turn prevents permanent maintenance of slimness. The influence of psychological aspects on weight gain seems obvious. Emotions, stress, beliefs, expectations, motivation are just some of the areas of work with a psychologist dealing with the treatment of obesity. She cooperates with the bariatric team of the L. Rydygier Provincial Hospital in Krakow. Agnieszka Węgiel is the author of a psychodietetical guide, online courses and stationary workshops.