Bodylove: Learning to Like Our Looks and Ourselves -- A Practical Guide for Women - Softcover

Freedman, Ph.D. Rita

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9780936077437: Bodylove: Learning to Like Our Looks and Ourselves -- A Practical Guide for Women

Synopsis

Bodylove is an inspiring guide for women who want to become less critical of their appearance, less preoccupied with weight, and more in love with themselves — physically, sexually, and emotionally. Combining vivid case histories, recent research, practical techniques, and simple exercises, this book affirms a woman's basic right to like her looks and shows how she can achieve that goal. It also covers a wide range of body image topics such as cosmetics use, healthy exercise, aging, and sexuality.

Learn How To:
Become less preoccupied with mirrors, scales, and calories
Overcome self-consciousness, fear, and guilt
Free yourself from expectations about how you "should" look

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About the Author

Dr Rita Freedman is an expert on the psychology of women. Her two previous titles have garnered a lot of praise.

Review

"I strongly recommend this book to their women clients who are working on body image problems. In fact, most women could benefit from reading Bodylove."
Elayne Saltzberg, Women in Psychology newsletter

Bodylove lends itself to several uses – a self-help approach, a workbook for therapist and client, and even a supervision tool for clinicians to explore personal issues."
Denise Clark, MA, National Anorexic Aid Society newsletter

"An insightful guide... Any woman who has ever looked in the mirror and sighed should find it helpful."
Mary Ellen Donovan, co-author of Women and Self-Esteem

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