Kausman and Cooke, great reading with some humour thrown in

[Levena]

Hello :fishy's

If not Dieting, Then What? by Dr. Rick Kausman is good and has been used as a base in a treatment program I've been in. I didn't find it triggering at all.

Another book that isn't strictly about ED recovery and is actually a very humourous book is Real Gorgeous by Kaz Cooke, she is an Australian writer/journalist and her opinion of the media and fashion industries push to confirm to a particular body shape/size is that this is absurd as well as damaging.
The book will not be read without a good old belly laugh even though it tackles some very big issues. Really, it is about promoting a realistic and positive body image and pokes fun at many of the 'rules' that are placed upon us. For example, one chapter is called 'You are Not Your Buttocks' with a sub section on suggestions of how to deal with 'body police' :muhaha you know, those people who feel it is their place in the world to tell you whether or not you have gained or lost weight or if they think you should etc etc.
It is not triggering, it is hilarious, it is insightful, it does include some Australian humour and it really does contain many useful hints for those difficult situations and some awesome self talk suggestions. Ummm...do you get that I'm really really really recommending this book? :hairy Actually, should go soon, need to go read it again :grin

Oh yeah, it is even PINK

Just remembered, Kaz Cooke has also written a book equally excellent called Up the Duff which is in a similar vain and is all about being positive and pregnant for those who are in that life stage. And Kid Wrangling which is about surviving those early years, I've not read this last one, but it has to be brilliant. From flicking through it in the book store though, it also seems to have some post baby body image issues stuck in here and there too.

I wish I could be like Oprah :phil (well we don't have Oprah do we :sarcasm) and just pop a copy of each of Kaz's books under your chairs, but alas :sad no can do.

Well, that was quite an essay, sorry folks, :ohboy
Hope this has given some ideas.

:lubdub levie

[ItWasReal]

I have the 'If not dieting, then what?' book and it really is great. Not at all triggering; you're right and applicable to all. He has a good webite, too www.ifnotdieting.com.au

x

[MongrelCat]

[QUOTE=Levena]Hello :fishy's

Oh yeah, it is even PINK

Sadly, that would actually make me want to buy the book more. What can I say? I'm a girly girl! :winky :sarcasm :muhaha

[Levena]

:hugonMongrelCat:hugoff

It is a really cool vibrant pink and a totally brilliat read. Not triggering and very very entertaining all while challenging those :wacky beliefs we tend to have. I urge as many who are willing to get a copy however they can and read it today. I forgot to say before that Kaz Cooke is also a cartoonist and it has PICTURES :surprise !!!!!!!!!! but they aren't coloured...you can colour them in yourself :drawgreen :drawpink :drawblue.

This is what it has on the blurb at the back of the book The book we've all been waiting for...

Are you terrified of Tim Tams? What the hell is a liposome anyway? Do you have hips?

Real Gorgeous has the facts about fashion fibs and diet porkies-and the truth about push ups, pushup bras and the great cellulite scam.

Real Gorgeous is full of cartoons and no-nonsense information about cosmetics, health and sef-esteem. It takes a hard, hilarious look at lies, damned lies and beauty tips.

Real Gorgeous is for women aged eleven to onehundred and eleven. It will make you laugh and help you make friends with you body.

Because she is an :aussie author her book might not be in bookstores, but here is a link I found from Borders helpful and cool and funny pink book (http://www.bordersstores.com/search/title_detail.jsp?id=****************************&srchTerms=kaz+cooke&mediaType=****&srchType=Author)


:hugonItwasreal:hugoff

Thank you for the link to Kausman's website. I'm going to check it out now. :gimmehug

:lubdub levie

[Levena]

How did THAT happen?????????????

Okies, I did something really weird with the whole link thing and the page went white and totally bizarre. Seems it is okay now after atempt number one thousand and one :sarcasm I hope the link works...might try and see :igotit :ohboy

Grrr :mad it doesn't work because the URL has numbers in it. I thought that was the point of putting in a link where the addy wasn't actually displayed so that when you clicked on the link that ddn't matter?

If you go here frustrated levie's link to Borders title search (http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp?tt=gn) and search for Real Gorgeous that should work. Or Kaz Cooke in author search comes up with a bunch of her titles most of which are helpful in building one's self esteem and challenging a lot of stuff we are fed from the media etc so many are relevent to here.

Take care, :lubdub levie

[MongrelCat]

:hugonMongrelCat:hugoff

I forgot to say before that Kaz Cooke is also a cartoonist and it has PICTURES :surprise !!!!!!!!!! but they aren't coloured...you can colour them in yourself :drawgreen :drawpink :drawblue.




:muhaha :muhaha :muhaha :muhaha

I officially love you.

[Levena]

:hugonMongrelCat:hugoff

You just cracked me up :muhaha

I hope those links worked in the end, they did for me. In case you haven't noticed I like Kaz Cooke's book :sarcasm

Take care
:lubdub levie