Is This Really My Body?: Embracing Physical Changes

Is This Really My Body?: Embracing Physical Changes
Author: Holly Saari
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1604538872

Is This Really My Body features fictional narratives paired with firsthand advice from a licensed psychologist to help preteen and teen girls better understand and prepare for physical changes during adolescence. Topics include weight gain, body odor and personal hygiene, zits, birthmarks, braces, developing early versus developing late, and first periods. Throughout the book, Talk About It questions encourage discussion. Additional resources, a glossary, and an index are also included. Is This Really My Body will leave readers feeling prepared and knowledgeable about their changing bodies. Strong, Beautiful Girls is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Coconuts & Kettlebells

Coconuts & Kettlebells
Author: Noelle Tarr
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0062690302

Achieve lasting health—without cutting calories or following dieting “rules”! Instead of obsessing about the quantity of food you eat, shift your focus to the quality, say Noelle Tarr and Stefani Ruper. The popular hosts of the Well-Fed Women podcast want you to make sure you’re getting enough food so that your body has the fuel and nourishment it needs to support a healthy, long, and energetic life. Noelle and Stefani know firsthand about the ups and downs of dieting. Like many people, they have struggled with confusing and frustrating health issues such as anxiety, infertility, and hormonal imbalance—but when they discovered that the secret to improving wellness was actually more food, they ditched the calorie counters and gave their bodies the nourishment they needed to heal. In the Coconuts and Kettlebells program, you’ll eat at least 2,000 calories a day—setting a minimum intake of fat, protein, and carbohydrates to ensure that your diet is full of nutrients. Noelle and Stefani identify the Big Four foods that cause the most health problems—grains, dairy, vegetable oils, and refined sugar. While many diets require you to eliminate these foods entirely, Coconuts and Kettlebells provides an easy-to-follow step-by-step system to test these foods and determine which you need to cut back on to feel better—and which you can eat without restrictions. To help you discover how your body responds to the Big Four, you’ll choose from two simple 4-week meal plans: one for Butter Lovers, people who tend to feel more satisfied eating higher ratios of fats, and one for Bread Lovers, people who tend to feel more satisfied eating higher ratios of carbs. Each meal plan comes with weekly shopping lists and instructions on how to batch cook, meal prep, and stock the pantry. In addition, you get more than 75 simple and delicious real food recipes, including: • Kale and Bacon Breakfast Skillet • Raspberry-Coconut Smoothie Bowl • Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp • Apple-Chicken Skillet • Moroccan Lamb Meatballs • Grilled Balsamic Flank Steak • Chocolate-Cherry Energy Bites • Lemon-Raspberry Mini Cheesecakes To go along with the meal plans, you’ll find three 4-week fitness plans tailored to beginner, intermediate, and advanced experience levels. Best of all, the workouts can be done anywhere—at your home or on the road—and take no more than 30 minutes each. A comprehensive whole-body program, Coconuts and Kettlebells provides the knowledge and tools you need to be healthy inside and out.

And Bloom The Art of Aging Unapologetically

And Bloom The Art of Aging Unapologetically
Author: Denise Boomkens
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2021-09-02
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1784727903

*** 'Are you aging fabulously? Here's how.' Anna Murphy, The Times 'A lovely book celebrating female beauty over 40.' Top Sante 'You become what you see. What you see determines what you believe - and the most powerful way of inspiring people is with images. My goal with AndBloom is to motivate women to embrace life without fear. To provide examples of women between the age of 40 and, currently, 100, so that any woman can open this book and see themselves recognized.' Denise Boomkens launched the AndBloom project on Instagram in 2018, to create a 'happy place for women over 40' - a community where women can be themselves and where aging is celebrated instead of feared. In this, her first book, she shares her own experiences of aging and brings together portraits and interviews with more than 100 extraordinary 'ordinary' women to create both a gloriously illustrated celebration of female beauty over 40 and an empowering handbook to aging happily.

Skin Care

Skin Care
Author: Sarah Jaworski
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448845815

During the teen years, caring for the skin can suddenly seem a lot more complicated. As background, the book explains the science of how skin works as an organ. The text then provides excellent advice about everyday skin care, including choosing products, maintaining a skin-friendly diet, and protecting against sun damage. Portions of the book are dedicated to managing acne, which almost three-quarters of teens experience, and other skin conditions.

How to Survive Zits and Bad Hair Days

How to Survive Zits and Bad Hair Days
Author: Lisa Miles
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2013-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477707158

Girls who are on the verge of entering--or are already experiencing--puberty need good advice for managing its daily challenges. Covering everything from managing one's period to surviving an ill-timed zit, the subject is addressed with helpful information, practical suggestions, and straight talk, delivered with just the right amount of zest and humor. Quick quizzes, diary entries, fun photos, and a colorful, modern design add to the book's appeal.

Sexual Abuse

Sexual Abuse
Author: Matthew Broyles
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448845726

Explains what sexual abuse is, discusses the most common forms, and explores ways to recover from abuse.

Discovering the Inner Mother

Discovering the Inner Mother
Author: Bethany Webster
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0062884468

Sure to become a classic on female empowerment, a groundbreaking exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy, how it is passed down from mothers to daughters, and how we can break this destructive cycle. Why do women keep themselves small and quiet? Why do they hold back professionally and personally? What fuels the uncertainty and lack of confidence so many women often feel? In this paradigm-shifting book, leading feminist thinker Bethany Webster identifies the source of women’s trauma. She calls it the Mother Wound—the systemic disenfranchisement of women by the patriarchy—and reveals how this cycle is perpetuated by wounded mothers who unconsciously pass on damaging beliefs and behaviors to their daughters. In her workshops, online courses, and talks, Webster has helped countless women re-examine their lives and their relationships with their mothers, giving them the vocabulary to voice their pain, and encouraging them to share their experiences. In this manifesto and self-help guide, she offers practical tools for identifying the manifestations of the Mother Wound in our daily life and strategies we can use to heal ourselves and prevent our daughters from enduring the same pain. In addition, she offers step-by-step advice on how to reconnect with our inner child, grieve the mother we didn’t have, stop people-pleasing, and, ultimately, transform our heartache and anger into healing and self-love. Revealing how women are affected by the Mother Wound, even if they don’t personally identify as survivors, Discovering the Inner Mother revolutionizes how we view mother-daughter relationships and gives us the inspiration and guidance we need to improve our lives and ultimately create a more equitable society for all.

The Imaginative Body

The Imaginative Body
Author: Aleda Erskine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1994
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1870332687

A collection of writings on psychodynamic theory, psychotherapy and physical illness. Issues addressed include the links between biopsychosocial and psychodynamic approaches to health care; the emotional needs of patients; and clinical interventions with "psychosomatically" ill patients.

Body Kindness

Body Kindness
Author: Rebecca Scritchfield
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2016-08-23
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0761189750

Create a healthier and happier life by treating yourself with compassion rather than shame. Imagine a graph with two lines. One indicates happiness, the other tracks how you feel about your body. If you’re like millions of people, the lines do not intersect. But what if they did? This practical, inspirational, and visually lively book shows you the way to a sense of well-being attained by understanding how to love, connect, and care for yourself—and that includes your mind as well as your body. Body Kindness is based on four principles. WHAT YOU DO: the choices you make about food, exercise, sleep, and more HOW YOU FEEL: befriending your emotions and standing up to the unhelpful voice in your head WHO YOU ARE: goal-setting based on your personal values WHERE YOU BELONG: body-loving support from people and communities that help you create a meaningful life With mind and body exercises to keep your energy spiraling up and prompts to help you identify what YOU really want and care about, Body Kindness helps you let go of things you can't control and embrace the things you can by finding the workable, daily steps that fit you best. It's the anti-diet book that leads to a more joyful and meaningful life.

Confessions From Your Fat Friend

Confessions From Your Fat Friend
Author: Paige Fieldsted
Publisher: Paige Fieldsted
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2019-08-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 099854695X

Chubby. Curvy. Funny (and that’s it). Fat. These labels are often associated with people who don’t fit the mold of what society and social media deem visually appealing and acceptable: being thin. Through the sharing of deeply personal and life-changing moments, author and body-positivity advocate Paige Fieldsted provides a stunningly honest look at how society and the ones we love impact self-image. Not only does she dig deep into the experiences that have shaped who she is today, she proudly calls upon each person to take action and accountability for how people are treated and perceived. Confessions from Your Fat Friend doesn’t pull any punches with its honest, funny, and sometimes painful revelations. Those who deal with fluctuating weight will identify with the struggle to conform. The curvy girls in each friend group will relate to the need to shop at specialty stores so they feel more confident in their skin. Most importantly, those who feel as if they don’t belong won’t feel so alone.