After 15+ years of researching and working in the field of eating disorders and body image, I have released a book, Break the Binds of Weight Stigma: Free Yourself From Body Image Struggles Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Order your copy from Amazon or Jessica Kingsley Publishers (see below for links).
We live in a climate full of weight stigma and discrimination. We can’t help but absorb the messages we are surrounded by and impacts how we view our own and other people’s bodies. We may feel like we have to ‘fix’ our body in order to be accepted, successful, healthy and belong. Or we may like we have to hide away because our bodies do not meet the standards that the world around us throws at us. We put our lives on hold, waiting for weight.
But what if we didn’t have to wait for weight? What if we could find ways to change how we related to our thoughts, our feelings and our bodies, so that we can connect with what is important to us?
Break the Binds of Weight Stigma draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a positive, action-based form of therapy that works by accepting your natural emotions and using your own personal values to build a path to the life you want to live. Stories, worksheets, reflection questions, and guided exercises show you how to embrace yourself and fight back against the social structures that tie value to size.
This is not a book about changing your body or losing weight. It’s a guide to help you connect with the things that are important to you regardless of your weight. It’s a step towards countering the harmful messages in society about our bodies. It’s a movement. It’s radical. It’s freedom.
Click the links below to head to Amazon, Jessica Kingsley Publishing or Indigo to order your copy now!
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