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By Steve Baxter

Story Created: Sep 4, 2008

Story Updated: Sep 4, 2008

Today, Denise and her guests discussed body image and ways for women of all ages to love and accept the body they live in...today. We live in a society that values an ideal body image that is unattainable (and even undesirable) for most women. Here are some recommended books that will help you embrace your beautiful body, no matter your age:


Today, I Live... by Karen C. Eddington

You are special by Max Lucado

Incredible You by Wayne Dyer

The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker

The Body Project by Joan Jacobs Brumberg

Brave New Girls: Creative Ideas to Help Girls Be Confident, Healthy and Happy by Jeanette Gadeberg

Do I Look Fat in This?: Life Doesn't Begin Five Pounds from Now by Jessica Weiner

Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes by Sharon Lamb

The Looks Book by Esther Drill

The Body Myth: Adult Women and the Pressure to be Perfect by Margo Maine
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