Body Image

Anxiety is on the rise, and teenagers are not immune. In fact, the prevalence of social media makes social anxiety in adolescents more likely than ever. Does your teen compare themselves to the influencers and pop stars they see on Instagram? Our teenagers are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to self-image. They’re surrounded by airbrushed photos and the pressure to live up to an impossible ideal–even more so than we were when we were younger.

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 ...

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.

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...

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.

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 ...

Hollywood, the music industry, and large corporations promise happiness, pleasure, popularity, and power if we would just buy what they are selling. But their tactics are smoke and mirrors, and their promises are hollow. From photoshop to misleading advertising to the use of paid celebrities, a cocktail of lies tell us how we are supposed to look and feel about ourselves.

A Modern Parent’s Guide to Health, Confidence, and Compassionate Change Is your teen or pre-teen struggling with weight, self-esteem, or body image? You’re not alone — and neither are they. In this newly updated and expanded guide, Dr. Richard L. Travis takes a fresh, inclusive, and deeply human approach to one of the most pressing issues facing today’s youth: how to build real health in a world obsessed with appearances. Gone are the days of calorie counting and shame-based advice. This book is about connection over control, nourishment over numbers, and helping your child build ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Following the success of Raising Girls Who Like Themselves, Kasey Edwards and Dr Christopher Scanlon offers a much-requested book about raising boys. With their trademark warmth, wit and positive outlook, Kasey Edwards and Dr Christopher Scanlon will help you build a strong foundation for your boy to maximise his potential and be ready for whatever life throws at him. Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves is the indispensable guide to supporting boys to grow up to be emotionally intelligent, thriving young men.

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...

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.

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...

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.

Your body is a sacred treasure, a worshipful instrument, and a unique masterpiece! That’s a pretty big deal. But sometimes it feels confusing, awkward, and flawed. The truth is: You and your body, all of it, are important and beautiful, designed especially by God with a specific plan and purpose. Each chapter in Perfectly Unique focuses on a different part of your body and the potential it has for helping grow your faith.

What do rocks have to do with body image? With personal stories and actionable steps, body-image activist and educator Teri Hofford helps women reconstruct the relationship they have with their body using geodes as a metaphor. Portraying the harmful belief systems, thought processes, trauma, and past experiences connected with how we view and treat our bodies every day as the gritty, grey, and hardened outer shell of a geode, Teri explains how these things keep us from following our hearts and revealing our true, glittery inner selves.