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You Are Not a Before Picture: How to Finally Make Peace with Your Body, for Good by Alex Light

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patiolinguist's review

5.0

Such an important message. Alex Light did a great job researching and putting all the puzzle pieces together. I will be recommending this book to the point of being insufferable.

dan1el_ji's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

caitlinreeves's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

lisaconn's review

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challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book explores how women’s bodies have been depicted and manipulated socially, culturally, in the media and in our minds throughout history, and how this consciously and unconsciously affects our thoughts, decision making, biases and relationships with our own and others’ bodies. It also explores diet culture, fatphobia, micro-trends, and the impact of social media. I liked that it was made up of insights from healthcare professionals, anecdotal stories from the author, and was backed by research and evidence based approaches. The book also offers practical strategies for how to shut out the noise from the media and work towards a body neutral mindset. My main take away from this book is that it has never been our bodies’ job to make us look good, but to keep us healthy, surviving, and functioning as best it can.

anenome's review against another edition

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slow-paced

1.5

labyrinth_witch's review

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

One of the best books I’ve read on disengaging from diet-culture and a critical look at the body positivity trend. Helpful steps and resources throughout.