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"A stunning memoir of coming of age and recovering from anorexia in the 2020s Charlotte Bellows wrote The Definition of Beautiful between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, in the wake of lockdown and in recovery from anorexia. In the tradition of Sylvia Plath in The Bell Jar and Françoise Sagan in Bonjour Tristesse, Bellows writes with deceptively straightforward urgency, pushing through society's constraints on the bodies and minds of girls and...
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Littlest Bigfoot novel volume 3
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In alternating points of view, Alice, Millie, Jessica, and Jeremy must work together when the secret world of the Bigfoot is threatened by someone with a personal vendetta against them.
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"Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and imagery to introduce the concept of body positivity. This book serves to celebrate the uniqueness of your body and all bodies, and address the unfair rules and ideas that currently exist about bodies. It ends with motivational action points for making the world more fair for all! The backmatter offers...
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"From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother's unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother's fate--and find a connection that is more than skin deep? For as long as she can remember, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously...
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Una guía practica con todos los secretos del proceso de desintoxicación con jugos de frutas y verduras, creada por la experta en salud Cecilia Ramírez Harris. Esta es la edición blanco y negro con bellas fotografías insertadas.
• Descubre todos los pasos a seguir antes y después del «detox»
• Recibe las herramientas necesarias para comenzar un nuevo estilo de vida lleno de salud, vitalidad y energía
• Aprende como sacarle provecho...
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Recovery from an eating disorder requires support of all kinds, and this book is filled with ideas, exercises, and insights. Based on Kerrigan's own inspiring story, Telling Ed No! is a toolbox of over 100 practical recovery tools, from family interventions, yoga, and massage, to music, role playing and even holding ice! Each tool brings the recovery process to life with prompts for reflection and discussion. Readers looking for guidance will learn:...
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This ebook edition of a classic, bestselling autobiography completes Claire Beeken's powerful story, taking the reader on an inspirational journey to the present day. Claire Beeken first went to hospital with an eating disorder aged 10. For over a decade she locked herself into a vicious cycle of starvation, laxative abuse, binge-eating and vomiting, attempted suicide and periods in a psychiatric hospital. This graphically honest, deeply-affecting,...
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This intimate self-help guidebook offers a complete understanding of bulimia and a plan for recovery. It includes a two-week program to stop bingeing, ideas for things to do instead of bingeing, a guide for support groups, specific advice for loved ones, and "Eat Without Fear," Lindsey Hall's story of her self-cure, which has inspired thousands of other bulimics. This 25th anniversary edition updates all information from previous editions, with additional...
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Written unflinchingly, Why My Daughter? From Binge Eating to Restriction chronicles an intergenerational journey with disordered eating that swings dangerously between bingeing and restriction. After witnessing her daughter's eating disorder diagnosis at a very young age, the author's quest for meaning uncovered something deeper: a family narrative stretching across time, with ancestral roots. She realizes her daughter's illness is not an isolated...
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"A candid, sharp-witted account of one writer's relationship with a seemingly-innocent body part. Hilde Østby is a successful author and cultural critic on the cusp of her forty-fifth birthday. But instead of celebrating her many accomplishments, all she can think about is how much she hates her stomach--an insecurity that has ruled over her existence ever since she was fifteen. How did a girl from an academic home--where intellect counted more than...
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In "Mind-Body Connection: The Science of Nutrition and Mental Health," we explore the intricate link between nutrition and mental health. This book sheds light on how our diet and lifestyle affect our emotional wellbeing and cognitive function. Nutrition plays a crucial role in brain function and mood regulation. Nutrient deficiencies can impact our mental health and exacerbate existing mental disorders. For instance, research shows that a deficiency...
15) Eating Disorders
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Eating disorders are serious mental conditions that can cause dangerous, sometimes fatal, consequences. This accessible title provides teens with an overview of the various forms of eating disorders and their treatments. Readers will be engaged by the straightforward language, eye-catching designs, and first-person accounts of people struggling to overcome eating disorders. The text includes information for numerous associations and reliable online...
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"Introduces young readers to the topics of consent and bodily autonomy in a positive way. Cheerful and informative, this story focuses on the powerful message of self-love. [The author's] words are paired with expert-vetted resources, giving adults the tools to begin having these essential conversations with kids from a young age"--Publisher.
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Are you tired of the relentless battle with food, desperate to break free from the cycle of compulsive eating? Dr. Lisa Ortigara Crego, a distinguished clinical psychotherapist, addiction psychologist, and visiting Professor, has crafted a groundbreaking book that will transform your relationship with food and liberate you from its grip.Here's why you should grab your copy of "Release Your Obsession with Food: Heal from the Inside Out" today: 1. Change...
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Aiming for Overshoot is the handbook you need to overcome a restrictive eating disorder and addiction to energy deficit. Written by the author of Addicted to Energy Deficit - Your Neuroscience-Based Guide to Restrictive Eating Disorders, this complementary handbook provides practical information to empower you to overcome a restrictive eating disorder. Aiming for Overshoot provides practical tools and motivational guidance on the following: Why to...
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Are you tired of struggling with emotional eating and feeling trapped by your relationship with food? Do you want to break out of the cycle of turning to food as a coping mechanism after being overwhelmed by stress? Look no further than Nourishing Your Body, Healing Your Mind: The 10-Week Affirmation Challenge for Emotional Eating.This practical and empowering guide will teach you how to overcome emotional eating through the power of affirmations...
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Women and girls everywhere are being played, hungrily chasing after a brand of broken beauty that leaves us disconnected, damaged, and so desperate for acceptance that we fuel our own exploitation with our shame and money.
In the midst of battling an eating disorder, Melissa Johnson, a marriage and family therapist, was given new eyes to see the widespread fallout of this ultimate deceit. With piercing insight and tender encouragement, Melissa helps...
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