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Author:

McBride, Hillary L., author.

Title:

Mothers, daughters & body image : learning to love ourselves as we are / Hilary L. McBride ; foreword by Dr. Ramani Durvasula, PhD.

Publisher:

Post Hill Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

224 pages : 23 cm.

Subject:

Body image in women.
Mothers and daughters.
Self-acceptance in women.
Self-actualization (Psychology)

Other Authors:

Durvasula, Ramani, writer of foreword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 feeling -- Epilogue: a letter to my daughter.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1682613542
9781682613542

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)