Body Image

First-time novelist Natasha Friend is a writer with a talent for realistically expressing the fears and uncertainties of today’s adolescents in a good story. Perfect has received the Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature and is a Book Sense "Winter Picks" selection. This is the moving story of a young girl who develops a dangerous eating disorder while dealing with intense grief.

My husband and I are fighting for our lives in hospital after a terrible car accident. But despite my pain, all I can think about is what our families will find behind our front door. The scarf that has been all over the news, belonging to a dead young woman with honey-coloured hair. I have to speak to the police before my husband can. I’m drifting in and out of consciousness, but when I hear my wife talking to the police, accusing me of the murder of an innocent woman, a cold fear grips me. I know I’ve got a temper.

Cure your low self-esteem and start living happily This definitive guide to self-confidence and self-love will provide you the most practical steps for happy, healthy living. Although many of us wish to boost self-esteem, most of us don't know how. Firstly, we need to understand what it takes. To improve confidence we must change perception. Confidence starts with how we view our world. Every day we are faced with stressors, whether at work, home, or in other areas of our busy lives. If we approach these challenges with low self esteem, doubt, fear and insecurity, we will never flourish! ...

Girl, You’ve Got This: A Confidence-Boosting Guide for Young Women. Unlock the secret to standing tall, embracing your uniqueness, and stepping into your power—no matter what challenges come your way! Do you find yourself scrolling through social media, comparing your life to picture-perfect posts, only to feel discouraged? Are you trying to fit in while searching for who you indeed are? Have you ever felt alone, wishing for guidance and reassurance? You're not alone. Many young women face these same challenges—but here’s the truth: you can turn your struggles into strengths.

In her groundbreaking debut essay collection, actress Lily Collins—Golden Globe-nominated star of Rules Don’t Apply, Mortal Instruments, and To the Bone—is opening a poignant, honest conversation about the things young women struggle with: body image, self-confidence, relationships, family, dating, and so much more. Lily shares her life and her own deepest secrets, underlining that every single one of us experiences pain and heartbreak. We all understand what it’s like to live in the light and in the dark. For Lily, it’s about making it through to the other side, where you love what you see in the mirror and where you embrace yourself just as you are. She's learned that all it takes is one person standing up and saying something for everyone else to realize they’re not alone. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Lily’s honest voice will inspire you to be who you are and say what you feel. It’s time to claim your voice! It’s time to live your life unfiltered.

All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot is a funny, provocative retrospective on the last thirty years of Western beauty standards. From the Pussycat Dolls to Victoria’s Secret, The Girls of the Playboy Mansion to Lara Bingle, the media of the 2000s was littered with high profile examples of hotness as the highest form of social currency. Is it any wonder a girl growing up in that era might believe “good looks” were as integral to womanhood as having a pulse?

After being dumped by his long-term boyfriend for being overweight, Henry Beckett decides to make some drastic changes. In a vain attempt at getting his boyfriend back, Henry does the most absurdly frightening thing he can think of. He joins a gym. Reed Henske is a personal trainer who isn't sure he'll ever be ready to date again. He's sick of guys who are only interested in the perfect body image, never seeing him for who he really is. As Reed tortures Henry with things like diet and exercise, Henry enamors Reed with recipes and laughter.

An urgent, enlightening and empowering guide to disavowing diet culture and learning to make peace with our bodies, from body confidence and anti-diet advocate Alex Light, You Are Not a Before Picture provides a framework for changing the way we view ourselves and the world around us.

Mainstream health science has let you down. Weight loss is not the key to health, diet and exercise are not effective weight-loss strategies, and fatness is not a death sentence. Body Respect debunks common myths about weight, including the misconceptions that BMI can accurately measure health, that fatness necessarily leads to disease, and that dieting will improve health. The authors also help make sense of how poverty and oppression - such as racism, homophobia, and classism - affect life opportunity, self-worth, and even influence metabolism.

This audiobook's message is rooted in the philosophy that people inherently possess the wisdom necessary to make healthy choices and to live in balance. It emphasizes that self-love, acceptance of genetic diversity in body size, celebration of the unique beauty of every individual, and intuitive self-care are fundamental to achieving good physical and emotional health. It encourages listeners to shift their focus away from ineffective, harmful weight-loss efforts toward improving and sustaining positive self-care behaviors.

In Just as You Are, psychologist Michelle Skeen and her daughter, Kelly Skeen, offer simple tips to help you overcome feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness, stop comparing yourself to others, and be more open and accepting of all aspects of who you are. You'll also learn how to be more aware of your thoughts and feelings in the moment using powerful mindfulness tools and build a plan of action for the future based on your values.

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.

She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. But below the surface, she felt like she could never be good enough. Like she could never live up to the expectations that surrounded her. Like she couldn't do anything to make a change. But there was one thing she could control completely: how much she ate. The less she ate, the better - stronger - she felt. But it's a dangerous game, and there is such a thing as going too far.... Her innermost thoughts and feelings are chronicled in the diary she left behind.

Unlock the Power of Self-Worth—Live with Confidence, Purpose, and Joy Do you ever feel like you’re not enough—or struggle to define who you really are? It’s time to stop living by labels, limitations, or the opinions of others. Your true identity isn’t found in your appearance, career, past mistakes, or social status—it’s built on something far deeper, more powerful, and unshakably personal. Choose a Positive Self-Image is your roadmap to discovering and embracing your authentic self. With timeless wisdom, practical steps, and empowering insight, this book will help you stop ...

In This Is Body Grief, disability advocate and recovery expert Jayne Mattingly lays out a groundbreaking approach to mourning and accepting one’s ever-changing body. Like all grief, she says, Body Grief cannot be overcome but felt in all its complexity. Dismantling the narrative that your body is “against you,” she presents new ways to cope with your body's fluctuating abilities with self-compassion and grace.

Finally break free from the weight of emotional eating and transform your relationship with food, even if you've struggled for years! Are you constantly battling the invisible force of emotional hunger, often finding comfort in food when life becomes overwhelming? Do you feel like the cycle of bingeing and guilt has become an inseverable part of your story? Have you tried every diet and fad solution with zero lasting results, only to end up feeling misunderstood and ashamed? You're not facing this alone. Many who struggle with emotional eating feel exactly like you, but there is a path to ...

Let’s get one thing straight: nobody wakes up one morning, looks in the mirror, and says, “You know what? Today’s the day I confidently bare it all to a bunch of strangers.” If they do, they’re either lying or secretly a superhero. For the rest of us, the journey to loving our bodies—and letting them see the light of day in a nudist setting—is a lot less glamorous and a lot more awkward. When I first considered trying nudism, the idea of being naked in public felt somewhere between thrilling and terrifying. I wasn’t sure what scared me more: the thought of exposing my ...

As humans, our bodies are tremendously important to us. We often take them entirely for granted, yet they are one of God's most amazing gifts to us. There is a great deal of information and pressure in the life of every believer in Jesus Christ regarding diet, body image, and exercise. We must recognize that God's word is meant to dictate our view and understanding of this great stewardship which we have been given. This book is designed to help you get the most out of your body. That is, using your body as a tool to grow closer to the One Who created you. This short booklet will challenge ...

Ollie is after the perfect body. That's the way to get the perfect boyfriend and the perfect life, right? Stuck in the same routine every day, Ollie is not expecting to fall for a man who does not conform to the gay ideals of perfection. Still, he's confident and sexy. Can Ollie get past what he thinks he wants to love what he needs? Jeremy is a man that knows what he wants. He has his sights on Ollie. Can he get Ollie to be okay with himself and let love in?

Are you looking for ways to discover new dimensions and awaken your true nature? Then you are in the right place. Often, we shape our identity to fit our surroundings and society – but this prevents our soul from expanding. Anxiety, depression and panic attacks are the result of our ego wanting to get out of the cage we have been building for years. Kundalini Awakening and Astral projection is a guided path to awaken your true potential and finally discover your higher self. If you are always tired, if you have low sexual energy, if you have little empathy and if you feel confused, you ...