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Wanting To Be Her: Body Image Secrets Victoria Won't Tell You
Wanting To Be Her Body Image Secrets Victoria Won't Tell You Author:Michelle Graham Each year billions of dollars are spent in the quest for extreme beauty: · $20 billion on cosmetics · $2 billion on hair products · $74 billion on diet foods · And 7.4 million Americans spend a small fortune on cosmetic surgery. In a world of extreme makeovers, "Swans" and Victoria Secret models, author Michelle Graham as... more »ks the questionwhy do we buy the lies about beauty? Why do we obsess about reaching the beauty ideal "portrayed" on TV and in magazines? In "Wanting to Be Her: Body Image Secrets Victoria Never Told You" Michelle Graham exposes the lies we buy from the media and contemporary culture, and helps women everywhere to discover the true secrets of a positive body image. She writes: "We confuse role models with cover models. We have taken on a cultural physics equation that says our value is directly proportional to our physical attractiveness. The result? We are people consumed with our outward appearance. And it shows." Chapters include "The Lie We Buy," "Who Are We Trying to Please?", "Can I Still Keep My Favorite Lipstick" and more. Graham also includes a section on race and beauty, and an appendix on eating disorders. Cutting through the myths of airbrushed supermodel photos, flawless make-up and chiseled physiques, Graham teaches women how to view their bodies with both grace and acceptance. "We suffer from believing what our culture tells us about our bodies," writes Graham. "We are losing out to discontentment, fear and perfectionism. But this is not Gods desire for us. He longs for us to know freedom from these things. We must find a way to let it sink in that God made not only humanity well, but my particular body too. The consequences otherwise are much too costly."« less