Charlotte Markey

The Body Image Book for Girls

Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless

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Produktbeschreibung

Body image expert Dr Charlotte Markey uses her twenty-five years of experience to help girls aged 9-15 develop a positive body image and improve their overall wellbeing. Covering puberty, mental health, self-care, why diets are bad news, dealing with social media, and everything in-between, this is a must read!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 217
• Altersempfehlung: von 4 bis 16 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 179mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 593g
• ISBN-13: 9781108718776
• ISBN-10: 1108718779
• Artikelnr.: 58164891

Autorenporträt

Charlotte Markey is Professor of Psychology and Founding Director of the Health Sciences Center at Rutgers University, Camden. She is a world-leading expert in body image research, having studied body image, eating behaviour and weight management for over twenty-five years. Through all her roles as a scientist, teacher, writer and parent she is passionate about understanding what makes us feel good about our bodies and helping others to develop a healthy body image. Dr Markey is an experienced and talented author, with her first book Smart People Don't Diet (2014) dubbed as 'possibly the best book about weight loss ever written' by Scientific American. Her research has gained widespread media attention, having been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Economist, ABC News and Time Magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is body image?; 2. Your changing body; 3. Love your body; 4. Your image; 5. Nourish your body; 6. Smart girls don't diet; 7. Keep food fun; 8. Make your body work for you; 9. Self-care; 10. Be the change.

Rezensionen

'This book is a must read for all girls everywhere! It teaches them how to invest in themselves rather than the diet culture myths that rob them of their time and intelligence. Dr. Charlotte Markey is a research expert on this subject and girls who read this book are much more likely to fully bloom!' Leslie Bloch and Zoe Bisbing, LCSWs, Eating Disorder Psychotherapists and Founders of The Full Bloom Project & Podcast