More Than a Body : : Your Body is an Instrument, not an Ornament

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Call Number: 306.461 Ki, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Self-Help / Personal Appearance / Kite, Lexie
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	306.461 Ki	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Self-Help / Personal Appearance / Kite, Lexie	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Self-Help / Personal Appearance / Kite, Lexie	4-week checkout	Due 04-09-2024

"2020"--Title page. ©2021--Title page verso.
Rising with body image resilience -- Critiquing and creating your media environment -- From self-objectification to self-actualization -- From divided to united as women -- Reclaiming health and fitness for yourself -- A resilient reunion.
Positive body image isn't believing your body looks good; it is knowing your body is good, regardless of how it looks. How do you feel about your body? Have you ever stayed home from a social activity or other opportunity because of concern about how you looked? Have you ever passed judgment on someone because of how they looked or dressed? Have you ever had difficulty concentrating on a task because you were self-conscious about your appearance? Our beauty-obsessed world perpetuates the idea that happiness, health, and ability to be loved are dependent on how we look, but authors Lindsay and Lexie Kite offer an alternative vision. With insights drawn from their extensive body image research, Lindsay and Lexie—PhDs and founders of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined (and also twin sisters!)—lay out an action plan that arms you with the skills you need to reconnect with your whole self and free yourself from the constraints of self-objectification.

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everyone should read this submitted by kallanml on July 20, 2021, 1:19pm A must read for every woman especially. Would not recommend for young girls, but would recommend for their parents. Such a world-changing perspective about self-objectification and coming to love your embodied life. I hope the Kites release a book geared toward younger girls in the future.

Excellent submitted by ellec on July 2, 2023, 8:30am I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone looking to get a different and vital perspective on body image for women