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In a genre-bending book that blurs the lines of fiction and nonfiction, the author challenges the listener to identify their own truth about weight loss, diet, and body image by experiencing the truth of others. Fitness professional Renee knows all the stories, the secrets, and the struggles of people working toward fitness goals first-hand. Through her many clients, she's witnessed how people seek self-worth and purpose through the size and shape of their body.

At age twenty-seven, and more than a decade into her modeling career, Mia Kang found herself in Thailand, standing at the edge of a Muay Thai gym thousands of miles from her New York apartment, watching fighters she didn’t know spar and sweat. As she stood there, something primal came over her—the desire to fight. What began as a short vacation to escape the toxic world of modeling became the start of an incredible journey that would forever change Kang’s relationship to food, to her body, and to her own sense of self.

Eating disorders are serious conditions that can be hard to treat; however, the chances of overcoming an eating disorder increase when exposure therapy is used as part of the overall treatment strategy. Exposure therapy involves confronting (rather than avoiding) challenging scenarios that evoke distress, and though this technique has typically been used mainly by psychotherapists, people struggling with eating disorders can use it on their own to reduce troubling eating behaviors. 

If you have an eating disorder, you have a six fold increase in mortality rates according to NEDA. Continue reading to make sure you don’t become a statistic. You need help. You wouldn't be reading this if it were not true. Overeating is a plague. But together we can help you find the light at the end of the tunnel. Let’s paint a picture.... You’re young, and used to have an ideal view of the world. All that changed and now you just wish to feel like everyone else does.

Are you out-of-balance? Is your life in disarray? Do you need inspiration and guidance? If so, then Healing: Heal Your Mind, Heal Your Body: Change Your Life is the book for you! This helpful book explains how you harness your mental powers to create healing in your mind, emotions, and body. By learning self-control, you can make great strides in your life!

Life can be challenging and stressful, and having a healthy dieting plan can be difficult. For many, the missing ingredients are weight loss inspiration tools. Maybe you believe a common myth about diet motivation: that you are born with will power,or you are not. Research indicates that this simply isn't true. Dr. Albers provides easy-to-use behavioral tips that are clinically proven to kick-start your efforts and shift your momentum into high gear.

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!).

Do you feel anxious, fearful, or stressed around food? Do you have an uncomfortable, out of control feeling at parties and buffets? Are you constantly thinking about 'eating badly,' and vowing to yourself to do better? Well, there is another way to live, and you can heal the underlying reasons that lead you to 'use' food to cover up uncomfortable feelings. Felicity Garver has been through all this and can help you find freedom from compulsive behavior and overeating. These 10 tips will show you how to end compulsive eating, lose weight, and keep it off.

Statistics show that anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating have doubled since the 1960s. A food addiction, like any other addiction, can overtake a person's life as they struggle to escape an out-of-control existence. As a teen, Gail Kasper fought a secret battle with the food addiction, bulimia...

Nos sentamos a la mesa, pinchamos con el tenedor un trozo de comida, nos la llevamos a la boca, la masticamos, la deglutimos… ¿Y luego qué? Comemos al menos tres veces al día durante toda nuestra vida, pero no sabemos casi nada de lo que ocurre dentro de nosotros cuando ingerimos un...

Have you struggled with obesity, poor self-image, weight-related health problems, or simply a feeling of inadequacy or meaninglessness? Are you tired of feeling left out of the active world around you? Have you ever contemplated weight-loss surgery? Kelley Gunter found herself dealing with all of these issues and many more as she weighed the decision to undergo bariatric surgery. Finding very few personal accounts from those who had gone through the same struggles, she decided to write about her experience in an effort to help others facing the same decision.  

What if the voice in your head isn’t telling the truth? In The Body Joyful, Anne Poirier shares a raw, courageous memoir about growing up believing she was “too much” and “not enough” all at once… too fat, too clumsy, too different, too flawed to belong.

A personal and cultural look at the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards and the lethal culture of disordered eating they've wrought "An authoritative, generous, and persuasive debut that I wish I could go back in time and gift to my teenage self.”—Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood...

From the founder and CEO of the be.come project comes an inspiring introduction to "body neutrality"—the concept of steering away from self-hate without the pressure of having to love your body—and how thinking in this way can lead to joy, peace, and fulfillment. “Some days I love my body...

Why do so many women drink and eat to excess and then spend their days regretting it? An expert on women and depression explains what can be done to treat and prevent it. Depression is a common and debilitating problem among women, though it rarely occurs in a vacuum. As Susan Nolen-Hoeksema's...

An original audio program from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Geneen Roth! Drawing from live recordings of her most popular lectures and workshops, Geneen Roth’s Take Back Your Life eloquently and compassionately addresses the underlying causes of emotional eating patterns—and the...

Severe picky eating and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) can turn every meal into a stressful battlefield and negatively impact a child's growth and health, social and emotional development, and family relationships and functioning. Breaking Free of Picky Eating provides parents and caregivers with essential information to help them better understand and support their picky eater.

Millions of women struggle with body image in a world of unrealistic expectations. But you don’t have to stay stuck in self-doubt. Positive Body Image for Women is your guide to self-acceptance, empowerment, and a healthier relationship with your body.

Abbie Stasior draws from her background as a registered dietitian and her deep love for Scripture to offer a first-of-its-kind resource: a practical, Spirit-led, evidence-based guide to food freedom. As infants, we ate intuitively. But as adults, we've been taught to ignore God's design and...

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...