Body Image

Overcome Body Shame worksheet

Goals & Beliefs INTRO About Visualization 8 min, S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2 min, Negative Beliefs 3 min and Affirmations instructions   Weight Release Program

S.M.A.R.T. GOAL Worksheet

Body Image related recordings  
End Body Shame / Affirmations (13.5 min.)

 
Lose Protective Weight (20 min).


Week 11: Reshape Your Body (25 min). See the rest of the series here.
Weight Release Program (password protected)

The Body Image Workbook: An Eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

Part of: A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook (71 Books)  | by Thomas Cash PhD | Jul 2, 2008

Best Books on Positive Body Image

"Unsurprisingly, this popular topic has attracted many authors and readers. There are tons of books out there on cultivating a positive body image from researchers, experts, and everyday people battling their own inner critic. A few of the most popular and highly-rated books on body image are listed here:

• Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and Quiet that Critical Voice!) by Connie Sobczak and Elizabeth Scott (Amazon)
• Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are by Hillary L. McBride (Amazon)
• Positive Body Image for Kids: A Strengths-Based Curriculum for Children Aged 7-11 by Ruth Macconville (Amazon)
• The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor (Amazon)
• Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out—and Never Say Diet Again by Rebecca Scritchfield (Amazon)

Further Reading: Blogs and Articles

To learn more about positive body image, there are tons of resources you can check out, including:

• The Body Positive organization website
• The Body Image Movement website
• “Body positivity is everywhere, but is it for everyone?” This USA Today article describes the movement up to 2017 and showcases some of the most influential body positive figures today.
• “‘But I Like My Body”: Positive body image characteristics and a holistic model for young-adult women.” This article from researchers Wood-Barcalow, Tylka, and Augustus-Horvath (2010) describes a model of body positivity that can help us stay be positive and healthy about our body image.
• “A Healthy Body Image.” This piece from PBS explains how you can encourage a more positive body image in yourself and provides good information for encouraging body positivity in your loved ones.
• “11 Bloggers Inspiring the Body Positive Movement.” This piece from bodypositivity.com lists 11 bloggers who are great to follow if you want to keep up with the body positive movement.

https://positivepsychology.com/positive-body-image/