More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament by Lexie Kite


More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament
Title : More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament
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ISBN : 0358229243
ISBN-10 : 978-0358229247
Language : English
Format Type : and 1 more , Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback
Number of Pages : 352 pages
Publication : Mariner Books

An indispensable resource for women of all ages, this is a guide to help us better connect to ourselves, to value ourselves, to love ourselves, and ultimately, to be ourselves.Chelsea ClintonPositive body image isnt 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 LexiePhDs 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. From media consumption to health and fitness to self reflection and self compassion, Lindsay and Lexie share powerful and practical advice that goes beyond body positivity to help readers develop body image resilienceall while cutting through the empty promises sold by media, advertisers, and the beauty and weight loss industries. In the process, they show how facing your feelings of body shame or embarrassment can become a catalyst for personal growth.

More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament Reviews

  • Shelley M. Anderson

    Really gratified to read the justified take down of the body positive movement, which has been another way for us to look at yet bodies and pass judgement on ourselves. Being defined by our appearances has caused all women to live in a prison with invisible bars. You

  • Salmon Family

    This book should be mandatory reading for all! Brings up many valid points and has helped me look at myself and others so much differently! Trying to apply all I learned!

  • Shannon Marie

    Please see video for full review. If you would like to understand about struggles with Body Image, read this book. I highly recommend it.

  • Camille

    I can’t put into words how incredible this book is. It’s truly like changing. Please, please read this. For your sake, your daughters, your sisters, your friends. Help them become in their life.

  • Alison Marsh<span class=" width="50" height="66" />

    This is the best book on the subject that I have found so far. Other books on the subject have an angry tone to them, with a lot of blame and shame on society. The authors in this book refreshingly and respectfully recognize society’s tendency towards

  • Whitney Evans

    I preordered “More Than A Body,” and have been eagerly awaiting its release for months. Full disclosure: I know one of the authors, so I already had high expectations going in. I’m only 100 pages in and it’s already exceeding my expectations. I work in the news

  • Jane Cartwright

    Lexie and Lindsay get it. If we are not able to change the objectifying culture in our lifetimes, then we have to do the internal work back to what we knew to be true when we were born: that our worth is not our appearance. This book helps me understand how to do that. I

  • ChicMom

    This is a life changing book. I am a big reader and I recommend this book than any other. I keep one copy where my children can constantly see it out. The other I use to read myself. We have even had teenage friends over that have just