The Body Image Workbook: An 8-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks (New Harbinger Workbooks) (Paperback)

by Thomas F. Cash, Ph.D. (Author) "Do you spend a lot of time, effort, and money attempting to "repair" your looks or achieve physical perfection?..." (more)
Key Phrases: negative body image emotions, body image distress, corrective thinking, Private Body Talk, New Inner Voice, Body Image Diary (more...)

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Product Description
An internationally recognized authority on body image shows readers how to combat destructive and unhealthy attitudes towards their physical appearance. The eight-step program developed by Thomas Cash shows readers how to evaluate a negative body image, change self-defeating "private body talk, " and create a more pleasurable, affirming relationship with the body. Illustrations, charts and tables.

Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572240628
• ISBN-13: 978-1572240629
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #257,580 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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102 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tested and True, May 11, 2000

By A Customer

I was recently hospitalized for an eating disorder. In the hospital we did a lot of work dealing with body image and how to improve it. Upon admittance to the hospital I was given a stack of book, and The Body Image Workbook was one of them. We did exercises in it everyday. It was hard work, but well worth it. This book forces you to look at parts of your life that you never thought were related to how you feel about your self. I continue to do exercises in it daily even now that I am out of the hospital. I reccomend this book for anyone struggling with an eating disorder or body image issues. This would also be a great book to work on with a therapist and let them have insight into your responses.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for Anyone with a Bad Body Image, August 2, 2005

By	T. Wheeler (New Brighton, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this book to be one of the most helpful books I've read on overcoming body image issues. Everyone has body image issues to some extent. Others, like me, could have received many advanced degrees and done great things in the world had they successfully channeled bad body thoughts into something productive; like accepting oneself and learning to honor the body (and genetics) given to you. This book walks readers through a number of exercises designed to help first return to the core reasons (and identify humiliating public experiences) leading to a negative body image. The book then goes on to help the reader come to grips with their own expectations and realities surrounding their body image. My nutritionist is now "prescribing" this book to all of her patients. I highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles with never feeling fully comfortable in the skin you're in.

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Workbook!, July 26, 2002

By A Customer

I never thought workbooks really work. I am on Step 6 in this book, and I am really beginning to notice a difference. I still have a negative body image, but I'm beginning to realize how much of my problem is related to my thoughts as opposed to my actual body. This book speaks to me on a very personal level, and has helped me realize that several people struggle with the same problem I do. I don't think I'll be totally cured by the time I finish the book, but I do think I'll improve my body image each day by practicing the steps in the book. It's a long process, but I truly believe this book will help me learn to love my looks!