Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate - by Emily K Sandoz & Troy Dufrene (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Are you comfortable with the skin you're in? If not, you aren't alone. Most people are dissatisfied with some aspect of their physical appearance, but if your unhappiness with your looks starts to take over your life, it's time to make a change. This book applies powerful acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) principles to help you accept both your body and negative thoughts, and discover new feelings of validity beyond your reflection in the mirror.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> Let's be honest: most people are unhappy with at least some aspect of their physical appearance. Just think of all the money we spend each year trying to improve our looks! But if worrying about your appearance is getting in the way of living, maybe it's time to start thinking about body image in a completely new way.</p> <p> Based in proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), <strong>Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate</strong> offers a unique approach to addressing your struggle with body image. In this book, you will not be told that your self-perceptions are wrong, that your thoughts are irrational, or that your feelings are misguided. Instead, you will learn to live with the reality that these often painful thoughts and beliefs about yourself will arise from time to time, and that what is really important is accepting these distressing thoughts without allowing them to dominate your life.</p> <p> You know what it's like to constantly be checking the mirror, to avoid certain social situations where your body may be exposed, or to gaze longingly at a fashion model in a magazine and think, "Why can't I be her?" But what you may not know is that people who struggle with negative body image are at an increased risk for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and low self-esteem. Body image problems can even lead to major financial issues. By focusing on your appearance and little else, you are hurting yourself in more ways than one.</p> <p> If you are ready to find a purpose in life that is more important than the pain you feel about your appearance, this book provides a truthful, powerful resource.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Full of wisdom and compassion, this is a beautifully written and highly practical guide to self-acceptance. I wish I'd read it thirty years ago; it would have saved me decades of self-loathing!"<br>--<strong>Russ Harris</strong>, author of <em>The Happiness Trap </em><br><br>"If you are unhappy with your appearance in any way, this book will help you and others understand what you experience and why. It will explain why your feelings are devastating, and how your struggles to overcome it may have been futile. The authors provide a totally different way to approach the problem of poor self-image. If all other methods have failed, this book offers hope and guidance in a distinctly new way. Acceptance and commitment therapy techniques will teach you to live the life you want, follow your values, and stop struggling for an ideal image. The authors write in a very friendly manner, sharing their own experiences at times, and provide wonderful exercises to follow. I highly recommend this book to everyone who wants to stop struggling and begin living."<br>--<strong>Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, ABBP, ABPP</strong>, author of <em>Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder</em> and <em>Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Treatment Manual</em><br><br>"Practical, gentle, and thorough, this book nudges and guides you into your body and your senses. As you learn how to turn down the volume of the chatter and self-judgment there is more room to experience yourself as a whole, physical human being. What a relief, and what an opportunity! Highly recommended."<br>--<strong>Steven C. Hayes, PhD</strong>, cofounder of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and author of <em>Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life</em><br><br>"We humans are so often at war with our own bodies. We use our powerful intellect to break ourselves into parts--thighs, buttocks, stomach, nose--and then often judge these parts as 'not good enough.' We then waste energy trying to fix ourselves and/or become self-conscious and withdraw from life. <em>Living with Your body and Other Things You Hate</em> will help you to declare peace on your body, connect with it, nurture it, and appreciate it. The book never preaches. It uses practical exercises to take you on a gentle, mindful journey. If you are the sort of person who is hard on yourself and insecure about your body, then I believe this book will help you to accept yourself, find your inner strength, and build a life filled with joy and meaning."<br>--<strong>Joseph Ciarrochi</strong>, author of <em>Get out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens </em>and <em>Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology</em><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><strong>Emily K. Sandoz, PhD</strong>, is assistant professor of psychology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA. She is a therapist who specializes in treating clients using acceptance and commitment therapy. Sandoz is coauthor of <em>Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders</em> and <em>Mindfulness and Acceptance for Bulimia</em>. She received her doctorate from the University of Mississippi, and she lives and works in Lafayette, LA. <p/><strong>Troy DuFrene</strong> is a writer in the San Francisco Bay Area who specializes in psychology. He is coauthor of <em>Coping with OCD; Mindfulness for Two; Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders</em>; and <em>Mindfulness and Acceptance for Bulimia</em>.
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