Title:
Mothers, daughters & body image : learning to love ourselves as we are
Author:
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Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
New York : Post Hill Press, [2017]
©2017
Physical Description:
xii, 209 pages : 23 cm
ISBN:
9781682613542
Abstract:
In Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image McBride tells her own story of recovery from an eating disorder, and how her struggles led her to dream of a new vision for womanhood--from one without body shame, negative comparisons, or insecurities, to one of freedom, connection, and acceptance.
Contents:
A daughter's letter -- The ladder out: standing on her shoulders -- Honesty: telling the truth about who we are -- Safety and affirmation: more than enough love -- Media: interpreting and responding to images and messages -- Strength: feeling power in the body -- Relational selves: voice, mental freedom, and social power -- Deep and high: spirituality and the bigger picture -- When it's messy: the importance of feeling -- Epilogue: a letter to my daughter.
Language:
English
