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Body Image Resources


Free downloadable emotion wheel
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Comprehensive list of mental health & crisis support resources - click here

Online Support and Information
•  Eating Disorder Support Groups
•  Free Parent Toolkit by the National Eating Disorder Association
•  The Rain of Self Compassion - 10 minute meditation by Tara Brach
National Parent Helpline - 1-855-427-2736 - open M-F 10am-7pm PST
•  When Your Loved One Has an Eating Disorder - Family support guidelines
•  Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - Great Huffington Post article
More Love - Support and tips on how to parent a child who has an eating disorder
•  National Eating Disorder Hotline - 1-800-931-2237 - open M-Th 9am-9pm, Fri 9am-5pm EST
•  F.E.A.S.T. - International organization of and for parents and caregivers of eating disorder patients
•  A Mighty Girl - The world's largest collection of books, toys and movies for smart, confident, and courageous girls

Kids Body Positive Books (ages 12 and under)
Brontorina by James Howe
C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison
Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen
El Deafo by Cece Bell
I Am Confident, Brave & Beautiful: A Coloring Book for Girls by Hopscotch Girls
I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont
I Love My Hair! by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr
Jane, The Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt
Karma Khullar's Mustache by Kristi Wientge
Listening to My Body: A Guide to Helping Kids Understand the Connection Between Their Sensations by Gabi Garcia
Love Your Body: Your Body Can Do Amazing Things! by Jessica Sanders
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald No Combina by Monica Brown
Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Stand Straight, Ella Kate by Kate Klise
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, and Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self by Katty Kay
The Ugly One by Leanne Statland Ellis
Your Body is Awesome: Body Respect for Children by Sigrun Danielsdottir

Young Adult Body Positive Books (ages 12-17)
•  45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson
•  Camp Utopia and The Forgiveness Diet by Jenny Ruden
•  Deenie by Judy Blume
•  Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
•  Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
•  Puddin' by Julie Murphy
•  Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince, Elaine Deprince
•  The Body Image Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image In An Image-Obsessed World by Julia V. Taylor MA
•  The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens: A Non-Diet, Body Positive Approach to Building a Healthy Relationship with Food by Elyse Resch
•  The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake
•  The Summer of Jordi Perez (and The Best Burgers in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding
•  To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin
•  Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Adult Body Positive & Parenting Books (ages 18+)
•  Am I Ugly by Michelle Elman
•  Appetite - Sex, Touch, and Desire in Women with Anorexia Nervosa - Melissa Fabello (e-book)
•  Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life by Kelsey Miller
•  Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession With Weight and What We Can Do About It by Harriet Brown
•  Disability History of the United States by Kim Nielsen
•  Body Positive Power: How To Stop Dieting, Make Peace With Your Body and Live by Megan Crabbe
•  Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight by Linda Bacon
•  Brain over Binge: Why I Was Bulimic, Why Conventional Therapy Didn't Work, and How I Recovered for Good by Kathryn Hansen
•  Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On The Mat, Love Your Body by Jessamyn Stanley
•  Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda Bacon
•  Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
•  Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works by by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
•  Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
•  Shrill by Lindy West
•  The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf
•  The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Brumberg
•  This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz
•  Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jes Baker
•  This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite
•  Your Child’s Weight - Helping Without Harming by Ellyn Satter