YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BODY BY ITS COVER:
17 Women’s Stories of Hunger,
Body Shame, and Redemption
by David Bedrick, J.D.
Psychology / Self-Help
292 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5
Formats: Trade Paper, PDF, EPUB,
Kindle/Mobipocket
Retail Price: US $18.95
ISBN 978-0-9998094-8-8 (paper)
Distributor: IPG / SPU
Publication Date: Dec 2020
“Bedrick celebrates “the deep wisdom held in... hearts, minds, and bodies” of women in this powerful collection of profiles. This emotional, illuminating discussion will appeal to fans of Brene Brown." —Publishers Weekly
In You Can’t Judge a Body by Its Cover, David Bedrick offers seventeen stories of individual women who open the door to their souls: stories of shame and self-love, victimization and empowerment, being small and being big, fear and hope. In his illuminating therapeutic interviews, you’ll witness women discover the secret behind their resistance to diet programs, the beauty of their bodies and hungers, and the redeeming insights of what moves them to reclaim authenticity, power, and grace. Get ready to be inspired. Get ready to see it all differently. Get ready to meet the life-changing secrets held within your body’s rebellion to living in a society that fetishizes thinness and shames authenticity.
Advance Praise
"ANY TIME A WOMAN COMES INTO THEIR POWER, IT’S DANGEROUS FOR THE WORLD.
THIS BOOK IS DANGEROUS.”
—Andrea Morris, MSW, LCSW, Psychotherapist
“THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACISM AND SEXISM IS A COMPLEX AND MULTI-FACETED PHENOMENON THAT EXACERBATES THE WEIGHT STRUGGLE AMONG BLACK WOMEN. DAVID BEDRICK GETS IT.”
—Mary Canty Merrill, PhD, author of Why Black Lives Matter (Too)
“IF YOU’RE READY TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOURSELF, REDEFINE YOUR IDEA OF BEAUTY, AND LISTEN TO THE PARTS OF YOU WAITING TO OFFER THEIR WISDOM, YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BODY BY ITS COVER IS A MUST-READ.”
—Crystal Andrus Morissette, author of The Emotional Edge, CEO of SWAT (Simply Woman Accredited Trainer) Institute
Photo: Lisa Blair
David Bedrick, J.D., Dipl. PW, is an attorney, educator, and process worker. He founded the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies where he teaches and works with individuals from around the world. He is the author of Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology and Revisioning Activism: Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change. For more information, visit: www.davidbedrick.com.