Body Image

In our world filled with insecurities, ranging from self-esteem issues to fear of judgment and body image concerns, there exists a cure. Rather than seeking superficial changes in appearance or surroundings, true security lies in transforming our thought patterns through the wisdom found in scripture. By arming ourselves with spiritual truths, we can overcome the lies that fuel our insecurities. No longer defined by worldly labels, we can reclaim our identity according to God's perspective. Are you ready to regain your confidence and experience wholeness? Join us as we uncover the cure for ...

With a dependent mother and an abusive, alcoholic father, Kat Hibbard's childhood never gained stability, and she spent these years trying to reconcile her family's shortcomings. Hibbard describes typical events like Christmas celebrations, first days at school, and dating with unordinary honesty. Hibbard's sharp memoir speaks as inspiration for those in similar situations to rise above and leave the crossfire.

Sheltered in the Shadow Finding Rest, Renewal, and Refuge in God’s Presence In a world of relentless demands, hidden battles, and spiritual exhaustion, many believers find themselves weary, overwhelmed, and searching for hope. Sheltered in the Shadow offers a tender, truthful journey through the valleys of burnout, guilt, addiction, and temptation—illuminating the deep rest found beneath the wings of God’s divine refuge. Drawing on Scripture and real-life struggles, this devotional narrative invites you to discover the sacred shelter where grace transforms weakness into strength, and ...

Are you ready to lose weight and transform your body, mind, and spirit in just 10 days? If so, Jordan Rubin, one of America’s most recognized and respected natural health experts, has a revolutionary approach to help you win the battle of the bulge and experience a true health breakthrough. Combining the Bible’s ancient wisdom with the best of modern science, The Maker’s Diet Revolution unveils an eating plan that can help you shed unwanted pounds while cleansing and detoxifying your body.

Bibiana es una joven normal, inmersa en una sociedad obsesionada con la apariencia física. Como les sucede a muchas personas, ella cae en una trampa que pone en peligro su vida. Los fantasmas del espejo es una historia estremecedora, breve, basada en hechos reales. Aunque sea sólo por entretenimiento y cultura, todos deberíamos escucharlo. Descubre las causas, consecuencias y soluciones de los trastornos alimentarios. Es indispensable para jóvenes, padres y maestros. Urgente en la época actual.

Radical Belonging is not a simple self-love treatise. Focusing only on self-love ignores the important fact that we have negative experiences because our culture has targeted certain bodies and people for abuse or alienation. For marginalized people, a focus on self-love can be a spoonful of sugar that makes the oppression go down. This groundbreaking book goes further, helping us to manage the challenges that stem from oppression and moving beyond self-love and into belonging.

Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia.

Peer pressure. Eating Disorders. Decisions about love, romance and sex. Academic demands. Life goals and how to achieve them. These are just some of the challenges that girls face today. This book delivers a relevant and practical approach to raising strong, confident daughters, helping them become the amazing women they were meant to be. As a recreational therapist and professional educator, the author blends her personal and professional experience to guide parents and give them the tools to help their daughters embrace being both Fearless & Feminine.

My name is Cassie Brand, and my life is a shambles. To start with, I’m renovating my grandmother’s house in the hope of turning it into a functioning bed and breakfast soon enough to avoid debtor’s prison. Oh wait, wrong time period. Same difference though, because if I fall behind, Dearborn Suttle (aka Doofus) will gladly take the estate off my hands. Why, I don’t know. Don’t want to know. Don’t even care to find out. But I will do anything to keep that from happening. Including make a deal with the… devilishly sly, smart, and handsome, Jake Garrison. It was supposed to be ...

A lot of us were raised on toxic diet culture—restrictions, limitations, and deprivation. Then the pendulum swung to the other extreme, with messages that we could love ourselves at any size, any weight, any shape…but sometimes, even that can feel like a lot of pressure. There is a third option: body neutrality. For many of us, a neutral approach to our physical self—based on compassion, acceptance, and respect—can be a revolutionary, rewarding shift in how we move through the world. I Am More Than My Body will help you strengthen your relationship with yourself and find balance.

Her adventure in Brazil has transformed the shy and curvy Rachel into the confident and sexy Raquel. It has also earned the travel writer a luxurious trip to France, another sensual destination with its own "travel secrets." In one of France's most famous wine regions, Raquel is courted by the suave and enchanting Maxime and the rugged female winemaker Alixandrie. Raquel's boss, Ryan, also seems interested in her, but his girlfriend and supermodel Chantal continues to sabotage Raquel at every turn. Raquel’s biggest challenge, however, is to stay true to her new self. What kind of ...

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." — Buddha Unlock the transformative power of self-love with “Self-Love Affirmations: 9 Steps to Embrace Your True Self”—your essential guide to living confidently, peacefully, and authentically. This book equips you with daily affirmations that reprogram your mindset, helping you build unshakable self-worth and inner peace. Through this journey, you’ll discover the profound impact of loving yourself fully and unapologetically. What's Inside: Embrace Your True Self: Develop a strong sense of ...

If your child is between the ages of nine and twelve, you are in the throes of the 'between' years. Not quite a child and not yet a teenager, tweens embody a very specific stage of development that once understood will revolutionise the way you parent, educate and support those in your care. In Tweens, award-winning parenting educator Michelle Mitchell explains that this is the most rapid period of development since toddlerhood. Right now, before the full pressures of high school hit, you have a window of opportunity that can change the trajectory of adolescence and beyond.

Savannah is dreading being home alone with her overbearing mother after her big sister - and best friend - goes off to college. But if she can just get through senior year, she'll be able to escape to college, too. What she doesn't count on is that her mother's obsession with weight has only grown deeper since her appearance on an extreme weight-loss show, and now Savvy's mom is pressuring her even harder to be constantly mindful of what she eats.

Volume 3 of The Chubby Trilogy, Challenge Chasers promises to answer all the questions left open at athe end of Chance Chasers. Carrolyyn has to go way back to learn about her strange habits and how they formed as she prepares to face The Fastest Trim Down as a contestant and reunite with her birth mother. Early in Challenge ,Derq makes a surprise appearance and Kix comes back in a big way. Hibbard cites the real challenge of Challenge Chasers is wrapping up the trilogy in a neat little package. Later this year, look for The Chubby Trilogy to be rereleased as a full set.

Will waiting for the perfect baby-daddy cost her the perfect guy? PENNY CHEN had three words to describe having children: no thank you! But when her pampered life flashes before her eyes, the thing she regrets most is not having a child of her own. Now she must find her parents’ version of the perfect guy, “Mr Three As”—assets, achiever and Asian—to have the baby with. After all, since her parents finance much of her life, it’s either their way, or go it alone. BLAKE BARKER wants to have kids too, but as a tattooed, motorbike-riding renovator, he doesn’t fit Penny’s criteria...

You know you’ve got what it takes to lead. But are you going to get a shot at the job you deserve? When it comes to women getting to the top, experience and qualifications simply aren’t enough. Without ‘executive presence’ – a perception that demonstrates you’re in charge or deserve to be – your career path will eventually be blocked. So if you’re aiming for the head of the table, not just any seat, managing your executive presence is the ‘It’ factor that puts you in the running. Being perceived as a leader makes the difference between successfully advancing through the ...

Matt hasn't eaten in days. His stomach stabs and twists inside, pleading for a meal, but Matt won't give in. The hunger clears his mind, keeps him sharp - and he needs to be as sharp as possible if he's going to find out just how Tariq and his band of high school bullies drove his sister, Maya, away. Matt's hardworking mom keeps the kitchen crammed with food, but Matt can resist the siren call of casseroles and cookies because he has discovered something: the less he eats the more he seems to have...powers.

Extras, the final book in the Uglies series, is set a couple of years after the "mind-rain", a few earth-shattering months in which the whole world woke up. The cure has spread from city to city, and the pretty regime that kept humanity in a state of bubbleheadedness has ended. Boundless human creativity, new technologies, and old dangers have been unleashed upon the world.

Spiritual warfare is not limited to the spiritual realm, but can affect the entirety of your life – your spirit, your soul, and even your body. Satan and his demons are launching a full-on assault against you, attacking every part of your being. Author, speaker, and co-founder of the Bethel SOZO movement, Dawna De Silva believes that understanding the scope of the enemy’s attacks – and countering with a holistic warfare strategy – is key to experiencing total victory and wholeness.