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body image resources
50
Best Ways to Simplify Your Life : Proven Techniques for Achieving Lasting Balance
BOOK
In The 50 Best Ways to
Simplify Your Life, proven cognitive methods do what religious ideology, radical ecology,
or just plain marketing fluff can't do: help readers understand what matters most to them
and achieve lasting balance. Using the kinds of practical techniques that can lead to real
personal change, author Patrick Fanning and self-help editor and writer Heather Garnos
Mitchener first help readers examine their values and prioritize meaning.
100-Something VIDEO
Once a rarity, centenarians
are becoming noticeably less unusual. How have they managed to live so long in such good
health? In this program, doctors from Harvard Medical Schools New England
Centenarian Study and the University of Georgias study of extreme longevity search
for a correlation between life span and the genetic, physical, psychological, and
cognitive dimensions of aging. In addition, people who have surpassed the ten-decade mark
offer personal insights into the importance of key aspects of life such as faith,
exercise, nutrition, sexuality, and continued involvement in daily routines and meaningful
work. (47 minutes, color)
Accepting
Lifes Transitions VIDEO
Aging is a series of transitions,
some gradual and some abrupt. How do people come to terms with these changes? This program
examines the aging process from beginning to end, defining age from the viewpoints of
biology, psychology, society, functionality, and the law. The impact of current behaviors
and attitudes on ones future self is also discussed, as well as dyingitself a
part of lifeand the stages of grieving. In addition, the program addresses the
health challenges faced by older Americans and indicates why some seniors cope better than
others. (29 minutes, color)
Body Image for Boys VIDEO
As the idealized male physique
continues to be hyped in movies, on TV, in magazines, and on billboards, a rapidly growing
number of men are becoming obsessed with appearance.
Body Image VIDEO
The teens in this tape are not
acting - they are ordinary people describing their views, experiences, and what they are
willing to do to look the way they want. What does your body image say to others? How far
are you willing to go to look good? How do you feel about your body image? What are your
choices, options, and consequences?
Girl Power VIDEO
Studies indicate that
as girls reach adolescence they undergo a crash in self-esteem unique to their gender. It
is during this stage in life that girls are confronted with such critical issues as body
image, sexual pressure, depression, relationship violence, date rape and eating disorders.
Ignite Your Intuition:
Improve Your Memory, Make Better Decisions, Be More Creative, Achieve Your Full Potential BOOK
Dispelling the myths of
psychic powers, Karges reveals how to unlock the extraordinary natural powers of your
mind. This book will awaken you to the possibility of truly realizing your full potential.
Look in the Mirror:
Free Yourself from the Body Image Blues BOOK
Who is the fairest of them all and
what does that mean, anyway? What teen hasn't wished that her body were just a little
more, well, perfect? This hands-on workbook shows you how to sift through the powerful
messages that society and the media send you about women's bodies and being feminine
Maintaining Mental
Health VIDEO
Aging well might be an ambiguous
phrase but it does have meaning, especially for people over 60. This program tells the
stories of five vibrantly alive seniors who have successfully navigated through momentous
life changes. Their examples highlight important precepts for staying mentally healthy,
showing how mental health is a key to successful aging. In interviews and in footage of
these men and women engaged in various activities, the program provides useful tips and
firsthand advice on planning for retirement, staying active, coping with grief, and making
the senior years an age of new discoveries. (57 minutes, color)
Relaxation Procedures
AUDIO
This widely used program links
progressive relaxation with other tension reducing exercises to form one of the most
easily learned methods for physical and mental relaxation. An ideal aid for health
professionals, biofeedback and other relaxation therapies, and general use. 1 audio
cassette (39 minutes)
Self Esteem
BOOK
This second edition has a new
chapter on changing core beliefs that undermine self worth. This is the only book on the
subject that uses proven cognitive techniques for assessing, improving and maintaining
your self esteem by talking back to the self critical voice inside you
The
Self-Nourishment Companion BOOK
For all those
readers who haven't been giving themselves the time and care they deserve, this delightful
guide offers 52 inventive and easy-to-follow recipes for relaxation and rejuvenation. Two
coauthors of New Harbinger's popular Daily Relaxer and Self-Esteem Companion have joined
forces with the coauthor of Facing 30 to provide readers with a smart, funny, and
practical guide to nurturing themselves.
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