Self Image

Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents - considered expendable by society - are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide mission. Clarke was arrested for treason, though she's haunted by the memory of what she really did. Wells, the chancellor's son, came to Earth for the girl he loves - but will she ever forgive him?

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 ...

Al finalizar este libro, estarás preparada para: Silenciar a tu crítica interior y dar voz a tu animadora interna que te proporcionará dosis diarias de positividad. Descubrir y abrazar tus cualidades únicas, transformándolas en tus superpoderes. Cultivar una imagen corporal positiva que irradie autenticidad, incluso en una era de apariencias idealizadas. Convertir tus fracasos en lecciones y transformar los reveses en relatos épicos de resiliencia. Desarrollar una práctica de gratitud que destaque la belleza de la vida cotidiana...

Have you ever thought that if only you could change something about the way you looked, your life would be better? But the truth is that even if you were to magically attain the “perfect” body right now, your problems wouldn’t be solved. Because body image issues are never just about the body. Body image issues are always about something deeper, and they always serve some kind of purpose.

Our beauty-obsessed world perpetuates the idea that happiness, health, and ability to be loved are dependent on how we look, but authors Lindsay and Lexie Kite offer an alternative vision. With insights drawn from their extensive body image research, Lindsay and Lexie—PhDs and founders of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined (and also twin sisters!)—lay out an action plan that arms you with the skills you need to reconnect with your whole self and free yourself from the constraints of self-objectification.

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?

The handsome son of wealthy parents, Connor has everything anyone could want...except his family's love and affection. Jailed for years after killing his mother's child-molesting boyfriend, Tony is confused about his sexuality. Manic-depressive Vanessa cuts herself. All three stories intertwine in a brutally honest story about pain and resilience.

It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, 17-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.

All women possess the primal courage and strength of the Witch. In this breakthrough, life-altering new book, Laurie Cabot brings more than 40 years of experience as a spiritual counselor and practicing Witch to cultivate and celebrate the secret, magical side of every woman's nature. Unfolding the wit and wisdom of ancient Celtic tales, as well as many stories of her own making, Laurie shows you how ancient truths can empower you during many of life's dark moments and lead you on a path of success and personal fulfillment.

Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge. Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains.

Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, they show us that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression. The only limit is your imagination.

Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes. What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.

Helping young girls become confident, empowered, and unstoppable is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give. This educational guide is designed to give girls practical skills to help them navigate the social and emotional challenges of growing up. It offers helpful confidence-boosting life skills that they can use in their everyday lives. Each chapter focuses on a specific Confidence Skill that guides girls through common challenges, such as speaking up, solving problems, and trying new things. Through real-life situations, this book encourages them to overcome fears, believe in ...

Dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked...until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back.

On this enlightening and entertaining CD, Louise explains how we can dissolve the barriers that prevent us from being healthy and successful. She shows us that fear, guilt, resentment, criticism, and other negative forms of programming from the past can be transformed into opportunities for positive change and growth.

Trapped inside of you - waiting to be realized - is an awesome potential. But you already know that because you feel it deep in your heart. Uncover Your Potential will help you understand why you are uncomfortable with your present state of accomplishment and dissatisfied with only resting on your past success.

Imagine waking in a hospital bed to find your frail pale arm punctured by an IV transferring fluids and nutrients into your weak, stiff body. You just had a seizure precipitated by your chronic struggle with unacknowledged eating disorders (ED). Living Full is author Danielle Sherman-Lazar's story. Filled with pop culture references, humor, and delivered with raw honesty about the escalating and dangerous behaviors of a person acting out the mental illness of ED, Living Full chronicles Danielle Sherman-Lazar's step-by-step descent into the nightmare that is full-blown ED.

Ever looked in a mirror and absolutely hated what you see? Well, you’re not the only one. Find yourself checking, adjusting, fidgeting, constantly aware and trying to correct the very thing you feel is wrong about you physically? You're not the only one. Find it almost impossible to relax in social situations, because you are sure that other people are noticing your ‘flaw’ too, and thinking about how disgusting or ugly you are? You are not alone. Body dysmorphic disorder is a serious mental health disorder estimated to affect around 1 in 50 people (approx. 2%) and is likely a lot ...

Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.

Frey and Rafi are inseparable.... two edges of the same knife. But Frey's very existence is a secret. Frey is Rafi’s twin sister - and her body double. Their powerful father has many enemies, and the world has grown dangerous as the old order falls apart. So while Rafi was raised to be the perfect daughter, Frey has been taught to kill. Her only purpose is to protect her sister, to sacrifice herself for Rafi if she must.