Body Image

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.

Many women have false beliefs about who we are and what we must do to succeed. If you pit yourself against other women because of this, you’re holding yourself back. It’s time for a change. Women are ready to stop the vicious cycle of criticizing, judging, gossiping, and comparing themselves. We want to feel good in our own skin and know we’re enough, just as we are. This book is an evidence-based, actionable guide to creating a better life for yourself and a better world with more opportunity for women and girls.

An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today's toxic food culture. When her newborn daughter stopped eating after a medical crisis, Virginia Sole-Smith spent two years teaching her how to feel safe around food again - and in the process, realized just how many of us are struggling to do the same thing.

The first book offering support for parents and carers of children and young people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), this guidebook explains the condition as well as the impact that it may have in education settings, family life and socialisation. The guide begins by explaining how and why BDD emerges, before moving onto an exploration of how the mental health condition presents itself emotionally, psychologically, physically and behaviourally.

As she breaks 200 pounds, and not in a good way, 29-year-old Rita finds herself married to a self-focused widower with two difficult kids and a mother who almost makes Rita’s own mother look like a role model—which is really saying something. Graham’s first wife, being dead, just keeps getting better and better in everyone’s memories while Rita just gets fatter and more aggravated. She’s tried every diet in the book, but it’s not until a family crisis forces her out the door that she discovers that the easiest way to lose weight is to get rid of the baggage on the inside. Funny ...

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.

"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 ...

No more procrastinating! It's time to finally take control of your health - to ensure a fit, strong, and healthy body from now until you're blowing out 100-plus candles on your birthday cake. The Better Man Project is your personal handbook for winning life's ultimate prize: good health forever.

At Recovery and Relief, a treatment center for girls with eating disorders, the first thing Shoshana Winnick does is attach herself to vibrant but troubled Rowan Parish. Shoshana — a cheerleader on a hit reality TV show — was admitted for starving herself to ensure her growth spurt didn’t ruin her infamous tumbling skills. Rowan, on the other hand, has known anorexia her entire life, thanks to her mother’s “chew and spit” guidance.

In The Invisible Corset, Geertsen carefully illustrates the psychological gaslighting that leads women to internalize the belief that their appearance makes them not only unworthy of love, but incapable of fulfilling their actual destiny. By highlighting each restricting string of the invisible corset all women wear, Geertsen helps us reclaim our bodies for ourselves, discovering newfound confidence, power, joy, and pleasure as we do.

In Decolonizing Wellness, registered dietitian and nutritionist Dalia Kinsey will help listeners improve their health without restriction, eliminate stress around food and eating, and turn food into a source of pleasure instead of shame. A road map to body acceptance and self-care for queer people of color, this book is filled with practical eating practices, journal prompts, affirmations, and mindfulness tools.

Is nudity comfortable? For nudists and naturists, it is! Without any doubt. But for non nudists and naturists, it is far from being comfortable. It's shamefull at best, totally gross at worst. But why, since it's our primal costume? Why have we become so prude? Society, culture and religion all play a role in the relationship we entertain with our body. I wrote this little book to demystify nudity and demonstrate that nudity is not only comfortable but totally normal and natural. It started with a series of articles on my blog Nude and Happy (https://nudeandhappy.com). I wish it will help ...

It’s Our Poems and We’re Stickin’ to It Anthology, by Author Reneé Drummond-Brown and masterful poets from across the globe who weigh in collectively by joining poetic forces: body to body, soul to soul and spirit to spirit, to pen profound works that nourish the reader’s mind. Some say “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Truth be told, philosophical poesies are, especially when penned by the gifted, honorable, brilliant-minded, and skilled writers in this compendium. This compilation of poetic writes are “a mind over matter” that hemorrhages on the white pages our ...

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.

I’m secretly in love with my best friend’s brooding bodyguard. But he’s always kept his distance…until the night I tempt him with a flirty dance. Will Oliver finally make me his? Anita The brooding bodyguard who protects my friend has never noticed me. To Oliver, I’m just the quiet, curvy assistant who keeps everything organized. He has no idea how I want him. Too bad he’s so much older than me. One night on vacation, I get a little bit tipsy and let him know exactly what I want from him. He pushes me away like I knew he would. At least, I know where I stand with him. Now, I can...

Her wedding nerves are escalated by plunging self-esteem. When she decides to hit the gym, can she find her muscles and mojo before wedding bells chime? Bride-to-be Aubrey is thrilled with her progress at becoming trim and terrific. But her confidence is shattered when she compares herself to her fiancé’s former personal-trainer girlfriend. She heads back to the dreaded fitness center, determined to shed those last few pounds. Needing Mr.Skinny more than ever, Aubrey is terrified when he goes AWOL…and is forced to face her least favorite place alone. Will Aubrey find the no-frills ...

This book is dedicated to those suffering with an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa. I am writing based on my experience with the disease. The personal accounts within this book can aid in identifying and overcoming this disorder. This book can help you to see the beautiful girl in the mirror, regain your appetite, and begin talking about your feelings without fear of judgment.

My sophomore year changed everything. I dropped 40 pounds after a stint in fat camp. Prior to losing weight, most of my time was spent comparing myself to my twin sister and trying to hide my cankles. But losing weight made all things seem possible. Now I'm popular, vying for the hottest guy in school and competing for a prom queen nomination. Finally, I'm getting noticed, and it's all because I dropped the pounds.

This nonfiction self-help book for young listeners with disordered eating and body-image problems delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image, tools and information for recovery, and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating.

A broken soldier. A heartbroken weather girl. And a Christmas miracle that could heal them both. Nutmeg Brown’s holiday getaway to Christmas Creek was supposed to be a quiet retreat. Instead, she finds herself face-to-face with a life-sized version of her childhood nutcracker toy—who claims to be Craig Brockman, a wounded soldier afraid to face his family. As Christmas magic swirls around them, Nutmeg and Craig embark on a whirlwind adventure filled with sledding, ice skating, and an enchanted Gala Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, will their newfound love survive the spell’s...