self-esteem in women

Television's Judge Judy shares the lessons she has learned on and off the bench about the self-destructive behaviors of women.

Contains over twenty-five essays written by women about the relationship of their bodies to their self-images.

Handbook for girls nine to fourteen encouraging self-esteem, confidence, and strength and asks girls to explore issues crucial to their development.

Details the effects that the media has on body image, describes how women adorn and alter their bodies to conform, and explores how to develop a positive body image, despite what society considers ideal.

Handbook for girls nine to fourteen encouraging self-esteem, confidence, and strength and asks girls to explore issues crucial to their development.

Examines the direct link between images of women in popular culture and the increasing number of women resorting to cosmetic surgery and the often deadly conditions of bulimia and anorexia.

The author describes her struggles with depression, concerns about family, friends, dating, body image, and the difficulties of being a teenage girl.

Katherine Schwarzenegger encourages girls and women to embrace their inner and outer beauty, accept their bodies no matter what size, and learn to love themselves.

The author explains her revolutionary approach to treating anorexia and bulimia, defining the origins of the eating disorders as Confirmed Negativity Condition; and describes the theapeutic process she has developed to enable patients to overcome their self-destructive behaviors.