Eating Disorders category: 671 books
The Real Meaning of Weight Loss Surgery
Read...relate...create
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
The Real Meaning of Weight Loss Surgery comes from my desire to share my own story of obesity, struggle and how I was able to use weight loss surgery as well as a variety of other tools to heal from the inside out and create the body, mind and life I've always yearned for. In this book I share my...
Appetites
Why Women Want
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2004
In Appetites, Caroline Knapp confronts Freud’s famous question, What do women want?” and boldly reframes it, asking instead: How does a woman know, and then honor, what it is she wants in a culture bent on shaping, defining, and controlling her desires? Knapp, best-selling author of Drinking: A...
Los fantasmas del espejo
Una historia dramática sobre las trampas de la moda
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 8, 2019
Bibiana es una joven normal, inmersa en una sociedad obsesionada con la apariencia física. Como les sucede a muchas personas, ella cae en una trampa que pone en peligro su vida. "Todo a mi alrededor es light. La gente come ensaladas, toma agua natural y va al gimnasio. El tema central de las...
by Samantha Michaels
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Having kids recipes books can be a very big help for every parent out there. Most parents who do not have a kid yet will have no idea how hard it is to feed little kids. And those who already have kids ware worrying about how to make sure their kids get the proper meals that they need to get the right...
by Aimee Liu
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Solitaire is the groundbreaking memoir of a young woman growing up in the 1970s and her triumph over anorexia nervosa.
Increase Your Self-Esteem
Learn to be happy in your own skin
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2017
Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about increasing your self-esteem with this straightforward guide.
We have all felt self-conscious or insecure at one point or another, and minor hang-ups or complexes are a normal part of being human. However, when left...
Do I Look Fat in This?
Life Doesn't Begin Five Pounds from Now
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2006
For any woman who has bonded with a stranger by complaining about how fat she feels, here is a thoughtful and inspiring guide to breaking the cycle of body criticism and creating a powerful and healthy self-image.
Let's face it, you're tired of dieting. You hate counting calories and carbs...
by Marcia Meislin
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
As a young girl, Marcia Meislin craved much more than food. But as her weight escalated, she kept feeding this hunger with cookies and snacks.The heavier she became (eventually 300 pounds), the more she felt like an outsider—and the more she ate. Even her success as a sought-after public...
Cuando la comida calla mis sentimientos
Cómo evitar que la compulsión por comer te quite la felicidad
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 11, 2013
¿Sientes vergüenza de tu cuerpo? ¿Siempre te dices que el lunes empezarás la dieta? ¿Cuando quieres «escapar» de algo o alguien comes y no sabes cuándo parar? ¿Crees que cuando estés delgada o delgado serás feliz? La comida siempre viene acompañada de emociones y sentimientos y, desde...
by Adriana Esteva
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 2, 2015
En este nuevo libro, la autora de Cuando la comida calla tus sentimientos nos presenta una visión profunda de por qué algunos de nosotros buscamos la satisfacción en la comida, cómo suplimos la emociones con alimentos que nos llenan el estómago pero no el corazón y, finalmente, cómo tomar el...
by Domini Stuart
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
When you’re afraid of losing control, food is your enemy. You dread every meal and snack. And, when you binge, it sets up a horrible vicious cycle – feel bad, promise to be good, fail, feel even worse.
For over 12 years I was trapped in that cycle, bingeing every day. I hated myself for...
Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder
A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Reclaiming Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
If you suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), you are all too aware of the negative impact this condition can have on your life. You may experience intense anxiety about perceived body or facial flaws, or obsess over thinning hair, acne, wrinkles, and scars. You may even undergo repeated cosmetic...
Temptation
Finding Self-Control in an Age of Excess
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
" This elegantly written and useful book . . . describes how, for millennia, human beings have struggled to rein in desire." -USA Today
At a time when the fallout from reckless spending and unrestrained consumption is fueling a national malaise, Daniel Akst delivers a witty and comprehensive...
Feeling Good about the Way You Look
A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
In a society where a blemish or “bad hair” can ruin an otherwise perfect day and airbrushed abs dominate the magazine rack, many of us feel ashamed of our bodies. If dissatisfaction with your looks is a distressing preoccupation, this compassionate book offers a way to break free from the mirror....