187 pg, paper, '07

Based on the author's popular Love Your Body Workshops for women, this is an interactive workbook for exploring and healing body image issues. It is filled with moving personal stories, questions, exercises, and space for reflection and journaling. Chapters cover the growth of body-hatred, food phobia, obstacles to change, choosing a healthy body image, the emotional healing triad, creating body-love, and preventing relapse. “The biggest gift you can give yourself is to let go of the constant nagging voice that is inside your head telling you that your body doesn't measure up. This book is about hope.”

CONTENTS:

1 – The Growth of Body-Hatred
2 – Food Phobia
3 – Will I Ever be Good Enough?
4 – Obstacles to Change
5 – Choosing a Healthy Body Image
6 – The Emotional Healing Triad
7 – The Physical Healing Triad
8 – Creating Body-Love
9 – Preventing Relapse

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Tami Brannon-Quan, PhD, MFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Addiction Specialist. Her area of specialty is treating individuals with eating disorders and body image issues. She co-facilitates the “Love Your Body Workshop”, an experiential workshop she and Lisa Licavoli, RD CCN designed to help woman heal their body image issues. Her private practice is in Laguna Hills, CA.

Lisa Licavoli, RD, CCN is a Registered Dietician, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist, and a Traditional Naturopath specializing in integrative nutrition and eating disorder recovery. She takes a body-centered approach to health and healing, with nutrition as the foundation. As the founding chairperson of the Nutrition Therapist practice group, Lisa has helped guide her profession toward a better understanding of how to help clients make health changes. She has functioned as a mentor, community resource and taught student interns. Her office is located in Newport Beach, CA.