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This book discusses the causes of negative body imaging, explains risk factors for the disorder, and offers advice on eating in a healthy manner.
Approximately a half million U.S. teens struggle with eating disorders, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. The body’s transition from childhood to adulthood can be confusing and even traumatic. It is during adolescence that many of us develop negative body images, which can distort the way we see ourselves and our lives. Such negative images can affect our self-worth, our relationships, and our health. This valuable resource helps readers determine whether they have a negative body image, understand the roots and potential dangers of such thinking, and learn to overcome the problem and accept and celebrate their bodies.
Examines the causes and consequences of negative feelings about one's body and discusses ways to develop a more positive and accepting self-awareness.
"Describes the causes and consequences of a negative body image, and suggests ways to overcome this self-perception."--From source other than the Library of Congress
Based on Cash's clinically tested program, this major revision of "The Body Image Workbook" offers those who are concerned or distressed about their body image an eight-step program for transforming their relationships with their bodies.
Teens struggling with an eating disorder or negative body image will find solace in the riveting real-life stories compiled in this book. In first-person accounts, young adults discuss their efforts to overcome challenges including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Whether offering details of in-patient treatment, discussing their attempts to find balance in their lives and eating habits, or recounting how the love of a sport helped them overcome an eating disorder, these teens tell their stories with compassion and unflinching honesty, offering guideposts for readers confronting similar issues.
Building a positive body image and self-esteem takes time, effort, and practice. Remember to be patient with yourself and celebrate small victories along the way. Focus on what your body can do, surround yourself with positivity, and practice self-care regularly. Most importantly, remember that your worth is not determined by your appearance. You are valuable simply because you exist. Keep working towards self-love and acceptance, and you will continue to grow and thrive.
Eating disorders. Steroids. Plastic Surgery. We'll do anything to look better—and yet we still feel bad about how we look. Self-loathing has reached epidemic proportions. But there is a way to end self-destructive thoughts and behavior. In this book, noted body-image expert Sarah Maria presents her proven five-step plan anyone can use to overcome negative body obsession (NBO). She helps you: Commit to change Identify and detach from negative thoughts Discover who you really are Befriend your body Find your purpose Love your body, love your life Complete with exercises, case studies, and testimonials, you can learn how to stop obsessing over food and your body and achieve permanent peace with both. You'll banish NBO forever, and feel healthy, radiant, beautiful, and desirable—every day!
An internationally recognized authority on body image shows readers how to combat destructive and unhealthy attitudes towards their physical appearance. The eight-step program developed by Thomas Cash shows readers how to evaluate a negative body image, change self-defeating "private body talk", and create a more pleasurable, affirming relationship with the body. Illustrations, charts and tables.
As a teen who may be worried about certain warning signs a friend is exhibiting, it’s important to know how to recognize and confront an eating disorder. After all, teens are the most impacted group for developing eating disorders. Learn how the pressures of school, dating, and athletics contribute to body image issues and why teens are vulnerable. Explore eating disorders that people commonly have and how they are treated. Readers from grades six through twelve will have a relatable text to help them understand how they can make a difference to someone they care about.
