What's Eating Us- Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety by Cole Kazdin
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Web ID: 16849885A Must Read For Women
“Failure is the business model for the weight loss industry… and companies rely on repeat customers…” * This book… Bless you Cole Kazdin. I won’t be going into detail about my struggles with weight loss or my relationship with food in this review. Just know that those struggles exist, and I am far from healthy. Physically or mentally… The sad part is that I am not alone. The epidemic of ED’s in this country is ridiculous and completely avoidable. Unfortunately, I feel like social media will never stop picking apart women’s bodies, so we have to take matters into our own hands. Cole highlights in this book the importance of our mindset and how we view food. Or rather, our relationship with food. The importance of seeking nutrients that our body needs, rather than eliminating “bad foods” and picking up another fad diet that we know won’t work. Moderation is key to a physically/mentally/emotionally healthy lifestyle. This book is part memoir, investigative reporting, a dash of self-help and completely feminist. I would genuinely recommend this books to every woman who is unsatisfied with her body. Because it truly is NOT our faults. TW’s: obviously there are discussions of ED’s. HAES (Health At Every Size) is mentioned in this book, and to be honest, I still have mixed feeling on the movement. Do your own research in this department.
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Good Book
What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety by Cole Kazdin is a great nonfiction that is part memoir part research and part self-help that I enjoyed. This book is real, raw, honest, and lets each of us (whether we are diagnosed with eating disorders or those that are not) know that none of us are alone in this struggle. The author, who herself is experiencing a lifetime of struggles, trials, and successes, gives us fellow women that are dealing with our own eating disorders (ummm me) and to be honest, each an every woman that has had obstacles, traumas, stereotypes thrown their way, been marginalized and objectified a sense of belonging and understanding. We are not alone. We are not crazy. Society is messed up…but we can fix it, and help ourselves and each other in the process. Our bodies are beautiful. They are flawed, but they do so much for us that we take it for granted. I am trying to remember each day to thank my blessings and to thank my body for all that it does for me and not dwell on what it can’t do or what it doesn’t look like. I want that for each of us, and so does the author. I thank her for her story and her courage to work toward a brighter future, flaws and all. 5/5 stars
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Great starting point for the topic
Kazdin offers a great starting point for anyone interested in eating disorder recovery, body positivity, and diet culture. She succinctly explains why so many of us struggle with food and weight and that it’s the fault of diet culture, not something inherently wrong with us. She’s realistic and honest about how hard recovery from disordered eating is, that it is a long process and that a good standard of care that works for everyone just doesn’t exist. But the book also offers hope and encouragement toward gaining a positive relationship with food and your body. Having researched the topics before, I didn’t learn much new information but would definitely share this book with people just getting started on the topic. She covers a lot without it feeling overwhelming, mixes good research with personal stories from herself and others, and has a wonderful sense of humor throughout. I enjoyed listening to the author read her own work in the audio version. I listened at 1.75 speed and was engaged enough to listen to it all in one day. I’ll be following this author in future.
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