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In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgment and discrimination are rife. From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Sofie provides practical tips for listeners, drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way. Part memoir, part social commentary, Happy Fat is a funny, angry and impassioned...
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Out of nowhere, like a breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes Byron Katie and "The Work." In the midst of a normal life, Katie became increasingly depressed, and over a ten-year period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Then one morning, she woke up in a state of absolute joy, filled with the realization of how her own suffering had ended. The freedom of that realization has never left her, and now in Loving What...
27) No body's perfect: stories by teens about body image, self-acceptance, and the search for identity
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Collects stories by teenagers about retaining a positive body image, staying true to oneself, acceptance of positive and negative circumstances, and forgiveness.
28) Knee-high Nina
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Little Nina, after wishing hard, suddenly becomes as big as a grown-up and gets to experience their viewpoint, as the adults in her life become knee-high.
30) Wild & Woolly
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Wild, a bighorn sheep, and Woolly, a ranch sheep, decide to try each other's lives but find that they prefer their own after all.
32) Bear and Duck
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"Bear doesn't want to be a bear anymore so he tries out what it's like to be a duck. With a few lessons from Duck, Bear realizes he makes a much better bear after all"--
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Achieving equilibrium in today's age of anxiety can seem like a near-impossible - even frivolous - task. Panache Desai offers a refreshing, surprisingly unusual approach to meet the challenges of the modern moment and heal the fractured self it produces. For Desai, the soul - whole, unbroken, at peace, and one with the life source - isn't a destination. It already exists within each of us, just waiting to be revealed. It is not something we have to...
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Brene Brown engages listeners' minds, hearts, and spirits as she explores how they can cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, 'No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough,' and to go to bed at night thinking, 'Yes, I am sometimes afraid, but I am also brave. And, yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable, but that doesn't change the truth that I am worthy of love and belonging.' This tenth...
35) You matter
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
37) Continuum
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Offers advice and insight into cultivating self-acceptance and supporting inclusivity through the experiences of Chella Man, a deaf, transgender, and Jewish artist, activist, and actor.
38) Monday
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"Poor Monday. Everyone knows he's the worst. Every other day of the week has something wonderful about them. So Monday tries his best to get people to like him. Finally, he decides to just not show up. But Monday realizes that everyone has a job to do in a week"--
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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Relationship Goals and Crazy Faith wants you to know that no matter how badly you've messed up, no matter what hardship or pain you've experienced, nothing can destroy the priceless, God-given value of your life"--
Underneath our designer clothes, makeup, jewelry, and photo filters are cracks left by abuse, mistakes, rejection, and disappointment. Bestselling author and pastor Michael Todd reveals his...
40) Crabby Crab
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Crabby Crab, unhappy about the way he looks and moves, is surprised to learn that he is loved just the way he is.
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