Synopses & Reviews
An internationally recognized authority on body image shows readers how to combat destructive and unhealthy attitudes toward their physical appearance
-- Recent surveys suggest that nearly half of women and a quarter of men in the U.S. dislike their looks
-- A step-by-step program for women and men who are dissatisfied with their personal appearance
-- From the author of What Do You See When You Look in the Mirror? and coauthor of Body Images
With the social stigma attached to being overweight, and impossibly slender supermodels dictating the current in-vogue body type, society's standard of beauty is becoming increasingly unhealthy. In The Boar Image Workbook, Thomas Cash addresses the struggles of adolescent and adult women and men who are plagued by a negative body image. He helps readers transform their relationship with their bodies from a perpetual self-defeating struggle to an experience of self-acceptance and enjoyment.
The eight-step program developed by Cash has been tested and proven in clinical trials. Making extensive use of handy "helpsheets", the author shows how to evaluate a negative body image; change self-defeating "private body talk", defensive maneuvers, and appearance-obsessed rituals; and create a more pleasurable, affirming relationship with the body.
"Thomas Cash brings compassion as well as a mine of practical intelligence to a subject few of us can turn away from: the way we look". -- Nancy Friday
Synopsis
This clinically tested program shows you how to transform a negative body image into a more pleasurable, affirming relationship with your appearance.
Synopsis
Recent surveys suggest that nearly half of women and a quarter of men in the US dislike their looks. For some, a negative body image is a minor concern. For others, their discontent is a consuming disturbance that keeps them caught in a vicious cycle of unhappiness and dissatisfaction. If you experience feelings of concern or distress about your body image, this workbook offers a clinically tested program that can help you transform your relationship with your body.
Through engaging exercises and worksheets, the book shows you how to evaluate a negative body image. It offers effective ways to change damaging, negative self-talk about your body image. Do youlive most of your life under a bulky sweater? If so, the book will teach you how to avoid defensive behaviors like overdressing and other appearance-preoccupied rituals that reinforce your negative feelings. Throughout, the book works with you to help you create a more pleasurable, affirming relationship with your appearance.