Anti Diet, Emotional Eating and Body Positivity Books
Body Image, Intuitive Eating and HAES, Diet Culture, Resources Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS Body Image, Intuitive Eating and HAES, Diet Culture, Resources Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

Anti Diet, Emotional Eating and Body Positivity Books

Looking to make peace with food, exercise and your body? These are the books you need to start with. These books cover the topics of intuitive eating, body confidence, emotional eating and listening to your body's own cues and wisdom.

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Does body positivity promote obesity?
Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

Does body positivity promote obesity?

Short answer: no, it promotes radical self-acceptance over self-loathing. It promotes a kinder society over a culture rife with appearance-based bullying and body shaming and it promotes physical and psychological recovery from dieting and disordered eating. Here's why:

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Why Body Acceptance Is Essential For Health
Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

Why Body Acceptance Is Essential For Health

You don't have to 'love' your body, but you do need to reach a point of accepting your body, in order to make peace with food and free yourself from dieting and worrying about weight. 

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Making You Feel Bad is Good For Business
Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS Body Image Karen Lynne Oliver, BA, BSc (Hons), MA, GMBPsS

Making You Feel Bad is Good For Business

In the summer, it seems like every health and fitness company is out to make you feel rubbish and self conscious in your swimwear, to sell you quick fixes and useless products. Women's magazines are the worst adverts for it and you've even paid them for the privileged!

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