Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body



Hey ya'll,
Check out this new book, Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body by Courtney E. Martin who is a dear friend of unibloggal sweet pal, newageynofriends.

"Filled with information from expert psychologists and hundreds of interviews with women with eating disorders, Courtney E. Martin's Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters is a wake-up call to women of all ages and races to recognize the epidemic of eating disorders and what it's doing to them, their daughters, friends, and relatives. Courtney Martin argues passionately that women must commit themselves to developing new attitudes about their bodies, and redirect the negative energy they spend on denying themselves contentment in order to become re-engaged with the possibilities of a better life. "

It's getting some great reviews and is certain to include some valuable reminders for us all.

"I'm the mother of two teenage girls, so Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters hit me like a hardcover punch in the gut. Courtney E. Martin sounds a clarion call for all of us—mothers, daughters, pundits—to stop counting calories and start changing the world."
—Arianna Huffington

learn more about it here!
and buy it here!

1 comment:

Jules said...

But how the hell am I supposed to stay skinny then? Gawd.