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Favorite BOOKS


Intuitive Eating/Health At Every Size

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works 4th Edition by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch

Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch

The Diet Survivor's Handbook: 60 Lessons in Eating, Acceptance and Self-Care by Judith Matz

Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body, and Self by Heidi Schauster

Enjoy It All: Improve Your Health and Happiness with Intuitive Eating by Sarah Berneche


Body/fat Acceptance

More Than A Body by Lindsay & Lexie Kite, Ph.D.

Don’t Let It Get You Down by Savala Nolan

The Invisible Corset by Lauren Geersten

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Dr. Sabrina Strings

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out--and Never Say Diet Again by Rebecca Scritchfield

Fat: A Fate Worse Than Death? by Ruth Raymond Thone

Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life by Kelsey Miller

embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) by Connie Sobczak

Body Image Remix: Embrace Your Body and Unleash the Fierce, Confident Woman Within by Summer Innanen

Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate: How to Let Go of Your Struggle with Body Image Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Emily K. Sandoz PhD, Troy DuFrene

Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves: Ditch Your Inner Critic and Wake Up Your Inner Superstar by Amy Ahlers

Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin…Every Inch of It by Britanny Gibbons

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley

Yoga for Everyone by Dianne Bondy

Body Mindful Yoga by Robert Butera PhD, Jennifer Kreatsoulas PhD 

Curvy Yoga by Anna Guest-Jelley


Mindful Self-Compassion

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions by Chris Germer

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Perimenopause/Menopause/Midlife

What Fresh Hell is This? by Heather Corinna

Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun

*The Menopause Book: The Complete Guide: Hormones, Hot Flashes, Health, Moods, Sleep, Sex -  by Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert

*Female Brain Gone Insane: An Emergency Guide For Women Who Feel Like They Are Falling Apart - by Lundin RNC NP

*The Wisdom of Menopause – by Dr. Christiane Northrup

*The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife – by Marianne Williamson

*Hidden Blessings by Jett Psaris

*Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings by Pema Chodron

* Indicates books are not written from HAES/IE perspective


”Emotional” Eating

When Woman Stop Hating their Bodies and Overcoming Overeating by Jane Hirschmann and Carol Munter

The Diet Survivor's Handbook: 60 Lessons in Eating, Acceptance and Self-Care by Judith Matz

50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food by Susan Albers

50 More Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food by Susan Albers


Books for Teens, Youth & concerned Parents

No Weigh!! by Shelley Aggarwal (Author), Signe Darpinian (Author), Wendy Sterling (Author)

8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience by Carolyn Costin & Gwen Schubert Grabb

The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens: A Non-Diet, Body Positive Approach to Building a Healthy Relationship with Food by Elyse Resch

The Body Image Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image in an Image Obsessed World by Julia V. Taylor PhD (Author), Melissa Atkins Wardy (Foreword)

When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: Practical Strategies to Help Your Teen Recover from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating by Lauren Muhlheim PsyD (Author), Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh (Foreword)

Does Every Woman Have an Eating Disorder? Challenging Our Nation's Fixation with Food and Weight by Stacey M. Rosenfeld (Author), PhD (Author)