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A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNAL From Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, comes a searing memoir about her experience with anorexia, and her long journey to full recovery. From the ages of fourteen to seventeen, Freeman lived in psychiatric...

A groundbreaking debut memoir that examines the rhyming scripts of diet culture and evangelical purity culture, both of which direct women to fear their own bodies and appetites Raised Baptist in an insular Appalachian community, Anna Rollins learned early that among the world's many dangers, her own body loomed large. So, she dedicated herself to keeping it small—strictly controlling her calories and exercising to the point of exhaustion while murmuring some version of the prayer: "We must decrease so that He can increase.

Unlike your redneck uncle, ADHD does not discriminate. It only appears that it does because the boys are the ones getting handed out diagnoses like funnel cakes at the county fair. Girls with ADHD are daydreaming out the window, their attention caught by a passing butterfly. Their brand of ADHD is creating turtle ballets while a teacher drones on about the rules of subtraction. These girls are armchair diagnosed as "lazy, slow, odd, daydreamer, anxiety riddled, etc."

Millions of families are affected by eating disorders, which usually strike young women between the ages of fourteen and twenty. But current medical practice ties these families' hands when it comes to helping their children recover. Conventional medical wisdom dictates separating the patient from the family and insists that 'it's not about the food', even as a family watches a child waste away before their eyes.

Growing up unknowingly autistic, Livia spent the majority of her young life seeking worth and validation in external achievements. She excelled in her honors classes, competitive sports, and eventually, an eating disorder. Until the control she so desperately sought nearly killed her, Livia made the hardest decision anyone with an eating disorder can make: to trust and surrender to the recovery process.

An award-winning Northwestern University psychology professor reveals how the cultural obsession with women's appearance is an epidemic that harms women's ability to get ahead and to live happy, meaningful lives, in this powerful, eye-opening work in the vein of Naomi Wolf, Peggy Orenstein, and...

This is the story of a beautiful, young woman — a talented athlete and musician, raised in a loving home, surrounded by friends — undermined by a ruthless inner voice that claimed her body and her spirit. Emilee: The Story of a Girl and Her Family Hijacked by Anorexia reveals the cracks in our health care system, the institutions we are taught to trust, as well as our own prejudices and misinformation about eating disorders, mental illness, and addiction.

From Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, comes a “riveting” (The New York Times) memoir about her experience as an anorexic and her journey to recovery. In 1995, Hadley Freeman wrote in her diary: “I just spent three years of my life in mental hospitals. So why am I...

If you're ready to shed more than just the weight, listen to one woman's remarkable journey of self-discovery and healing. In Diary of a Fat Girl you gain an intimate view into how one woman overcame her past and began anew. Through Lisa Sargese's heart-wrenching (but often laugh-out-loud funny) memoir, you'll be inspired to discover your inner strength and drive to triumph in your own life challenges.

Many people think that confidence is something we’re born with. However, in reality, self-love is learnt and cultivated through practices such as the one you’ll find within these pages. To assist you on your inner journey to building self-esteem and growing in confidence, these 101 statements will enable you to reshape your mindset and thought patterns.

Most people think big girls have low self-esteem and do not feel as sexy as the models with the perfect bodies that we constantly see on TV. I never knew there was anything wrong with me until I kept seeing people on TV telling me I was too fat, too sloppy, and definitely ugly. Every commercial emphasizes the need to have that perfect plastic factory body. While everyone think that fat is sloppy or unattractive, I have learned to embrace it.

¿Es el cuerpo de tus sueños si es una pesadilla mantenerlo? Esta guía divertida, pero basada en la evidencia, te descubrirá una revolucionaria forma de comer (y, en el fondo, de vivir) que te hará sentir y verte mejor a largo plazo (y no solo a partir del lunes). Con un estilo desenfadado y positivo, el primer audiolibro de Isabelle Junot ofrece una serie de herramientas y estrategias para cambiar tu mindset y que la comida deje de ser un problema a resolver para volver a ser un placer gracias a la alimentación intuitiva.

Brutal, brave, hilarious -- a full-frontal memoir about surviving the very worst that life can throw at you. Rosie Waterland has never been cool. Growing up in housing commission, Rosie was cursed with a near perfect, beautiful older sister who dressed like Mariah Carey on a Best & Less budget...

You can learn to love yourself and accept who you are. That's what this book is all about. Listen, and you will learn how to improve your body image and discover that there is a lot to love inside your skin. Trust that you are beautiful without all the products. This book will show you how.

Do you feel trapped by body hate? Are negative body thoughts taking over your life? Let's face it: body hate is ugly. It steals your time, your money and your peace of mind. Most of all, it can hold you back from living your dreams and leading the life you truly desire. Love Your Body tackles the negative thought patterns that cause you to feel anxious, discouraged and downright miserable about your appearance. It's a simple, common-sense guide to learning how the way you think affects how you feel about your body (and your life!).

WE'VE ALL BEEN GIFTED ONE AMAZING BODY. And yet we spend most of our life disliking and not accepting it. Not anymore! In this anti-diet, Intuitive Eating, Body Positive book, author Julie Glynn weaves together her personal experience, her skills as a coach, educator, and storyteller. She uses her conversational tone, sense of humor, and love of analogies in this easy-to-understand, informative, step-by-step guide where she takes you by the hand as you create a new narrative of self-acceptance and body positivity