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Greta Gleissner, a longtime professional dancer, dreamed her whole life of becoming a Rockette. Then she became one and she fell into the grips of a powerful eating disorder that began poison her life from the inside out. Something Spectacular is Gleissner's raw, personal chronicle of the devastating effects bulimia exacts upon her life during her time as a Rockette. As her disorder takes over, she begins to lead a dual life: happy-go-lucky on the outside; tortured by obsessive, self-destructive voices on the inside

From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating comes an illuminating understanding of body weight, including the promise—and peril —of the latest weight loss drugs. This program features an introduction and epilogue read by the author. The struggle is universal: we work...

A groundbreaking debut memoir that examines the rhyming scripts of diet culture and evangelical purity culture, both of which direct women to fear their own bodies and appetites Raised Baptist in an insular Appalachian community, Anna Rollins learned early that among the world's many dangers, her own body loomed large. So, she dedicated herself to keeping it small—strictly controlling her calories and exercising to the point of exhaustion while murmuring some version of the prayer: "We must decrease so that He can increase.

The Overweight Mind and Body is a self-help guide to understanding the psychological issues that lead to overeating and weight gain. The book enables the listener to discover the psychological drives that lead to unwanted weight and to find ways of meeting those drives other than with food. It introduces a simple, user-friendly theory of Transactional Analysis to promote weight-related self-awareness. She understands that, for many, carrying extra weight is emotionally and physically painful and so gently encourages listeners to explore at their own level.

Every self-help product, self-improvement resource, and dieting program either explicitly or indirectly points to the fact that we are not good enough the way we are; that we need to change something about ourselves to become happy. If we are trying to lose weight so that we can feel better about ourselves, what we are saying is that our body is not sufficient and that it has become an obstacle to us in our pursuit of feeling happy. Because it is a barrier, we develop a sense of resistance to it.

Raw and wickedly funny, this debut memoir details one woman’s recovery from her emotional eating disorder, while navigating divorce, discrimination, motherhood, and the madness that is Tinder dating.

Do you sometimes feel that your emotions push you to eat? Would you like to cure procrastination? Just keep reading to find out more! Intuitive eating is an approach to health and food that has nothing to do with diets, meal plans, discipline, or willpower. It teaches you how to get in touch with your body cues like hunger, fullness, and satisfaction while learning to trust your body around food again. From a professional nutrition perspective, intuitive eating is a framework that helps us keep nutrition interventions behavior-focused instead of restrictive or rule-focused.

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In The Wisdom of Your Body, clinical psychologist and award-winning researcher Hillary McBride explored the ways many of us inherit a broken understanding of the body and offered a more compassionate, healthy, and holistic perspective on embodied life. In this follow-up book, McBride takes the principles of The Wisdom of Your Body and puts them into action in practical, tangible ways.

Most women have spent time dieting and trying to change themselves in order to fit into a mold - and a body - that is deemed socially acceptable. Yet it is dieting that is the problem: It disconnects us from our bodies wisdom and holds us back from living life to the fullest. The more time we spend trying to "fix" ourselves, the less time we have for the things that really matter.

Most of us know “how to” get healthy. Where things often fall apart is with our “want to.” In Lysa TerKeurst’s book Made to Crave, she helps women find the missing link between our desire to be healthy and the spiritual empowerment necessary to make that happen. But when French fries...

Are you feeling guilty about your last binge? Although you are a child or a young adult, you shouldn't feel the shame to be part of the group of people that has food addiction. I know, you feel alone, disordered, anonymous, fat, and dirty, however, there is nothing that can stop you overcoming obsessive and compulsive food eating.

Addiction makes you the tennis ball in a match between self-loathing and depression. Every binge leads to self-loathing, the self-loathing leads to depression, which in turn leads to more binging. It's time to break that cycle. As a former USA boxing coach and current certified CrossFit trainer with twenty years of experience in the fitness industry and an equal amount of time spent battling sugar addiction, I'll share discoveries from my own experience. The Sugar Demons covers my entire journey from realizing I have an addiction to the moments that put me back in control.

Embark on a profound journey of self-discovery and healing with "Powerful Journaling for Body Image Healing." This transformative journaling guide is tailored for individuals navigating the complexities of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), providing a supportive framework for reclaiming a positive relationship with oneself.

Does fear of weight gain and all the options available overwhelm you, keeping you stuck where you’re at? Wouldn’t it be great if you had access to a recovery resource that works and left you feeling confident with how to get there and stay well? Freed & Fierce has got you covered! This comprehensive book is your solution to sustainable recovery, with a structured system to help you through each phase of recovery, step by step.

This audiobook helps listeners change the way they approach mealtime. It includes a section that focuses on the occasional mindless eater and emphasizes that mindful eating isn't only for those on diets or for those who have severely problematic eating habits - it's for everyone. It features over 50 new tips for eating mindfully. You will learn how to be more aware of what you eat and get to know your fullness and hunger cues and how to savor and appreciate every bite!

A 10-step approach to ditch diet culture, heal your relationship with food, and learn to love your body from clinical psychologist Alexis Conason. Diets don't work--and it's not your fault. As a culture, we're told (and tell ourselves) that if we just lost the weight--tried a little harder...

This audiobook is the ultimate guide to achieving the body you deserve and breaking the binge eating cycle for good. This is a book for those who have longed to break the binge eating cycle and finally obtain the ideal mind and body. This book is based on evidence and is written by a health psychology professional with years of experience helping individuals become motivated to exercise and treating clients struggling with binge eating behaviors.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental health condition in which an individual spends a lot of time worrying about perceived flaws or defects in their appearance. However, these flaws are either minor or cannot be seen by others at all. Regardless, the individual may feel so ashamed, anxious, and embarrassed by these perceived flaws or defects that they will try to avoid specific social interactions or situations.

‘If you’d asked me at 10 what my plans were for the next few years, fighting an eating disorder would not have made the list.’ Gen’s early teenage years were the hardest of her life. Struggling with anorexia and poor mental health, she spent time in and out of hospitals and clinics...