Ugly As Sin: The Truth About How We Look and Finding Freedom from Self-Hatred - Hardcover

Raiten-D'Antonio, Toni

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0757314651 ISBN 13: 9780757314650

Publisher: Hci, 2010

Synopsis

'I'm Ugly. You're Ugly. So What?'

    In Ugly as Sin Toni Raiten-D'Antonio, MSW, breaks the ultimate social taboo by insisting that she is ugly in the eyes of the world. More shocking still, she calls on the rest of us to own our ugliness too. But don't be insulted. There's a liberating purpose to her message, one that could finally set you free from the obsessing, self-doubt, and self-criticism that all of us participate in when we think about how we look.  

    In this unprecedented examination of ugliness, its pervasiveness in our society, and the havoc it wreaks on our psyches, spirits, and bodies, Raiten-D'Antonio bravely confronts the problem of ugliness (including her own) and opens a dialogue that is provocative and inspiring. She reveals the roots of our perceptions of ugliness and beauty, tracing them through biology, art, religion, and culture and shows how we have been led to fear being defined as ugly ('ugliphobia'), and how this dread has become a universal problem. Comparing ourselves to impossible and ever-changing ideals of beauty, we endlessly cycle between efforts at self improvement and hopelessness. 

    What you will learn from Ugly as Sin is that overcoming ugliphobia begins with understanding the origins of the problem and learning that what we call ugly is not frightening or alien but part of being human. With searing honesty and empathy, Raiten-D'Antonio gives us the courage to redefine ugliness according to our own standards, while providing tools for finding self-acceptance and living in a world in which ugliness seems to be the ultimate sin.

About this title

About the Author:

Toni Raiten-D'Antonio, LCSW, has been addressing self-esteem issues in men and women through her private practice, speaking engagements, and previous books, which include The Velveteen Principles and The Velveteen Principles for Women. She has a thriving private psychotherapy practice on Long Island, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. The Velveteen Principles combined have sold more than 100,000 copies in the United States and has been published in translation in Europe and Asia. Visit the author at www.velveteenprinciples.com.

Review:

Ugly As Sin
Toni Raiten-D'Antonio
Health Communications
3201 S.W. 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190
0757314651 $21.95 www.hcibooks.com

UGLY AS SIN: THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AND FINDING FREEDOM FROM SELF-HATRED offers the first book to examine ugliness, how it's defined, and how it controls our lives. Research pioneered by the author offers insights into how ugliness and its perception operates in culture and lives, and how appearances and fears surrounding such affect reactions. Any general or health lending library will find this unique and intriguing.

(Midwest Book Review)

'The Bookwatch' edition: Self-Help Shelf

Ugly As Sin
Toni Raiten-D'Antonio
Health Communications Inc.
3201 SW 15th St., Deerfield Beach, Fl 33442-8190
0757314651, $21.95, www.hcibooks.com

UGLY AS SIN: THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AND FINDING FREEDOM FROM SELF-HATRED is the first book to examine ugliness, how it's defined, and how it controls our lives. It's based on the author's research into bigotry based on appearance and some results come from the author's web-based survey on self-assessment and ugliness, which sparked hundreds of responses around the world. An intriguing survey results!

(Midwest Book Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Hci
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0757314651
• ISBN 13: 9780757314650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 255