Mothers, daughters & body image : learning to love ourselves as we are

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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.

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Body image in women

Mothers and daughters

Self-acceptance in women

Self-actualization (Psychology)

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ISBN:

9781682613542

Description:

xii, 209 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Mothers, daughters and body image

Notes:

Canadiana
Includes bibliographical references

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 felling
Epilogue: a letter to my daughter

Control Number:

2563213

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