Transforming Body Image: Learning to Love the Body You Have PDF
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Transforming Body Image Learning to Love the Body You Have by Marcia Germaine Hutchinson, Ed.D. Transforming Body Image Tramforming Body Image Learning to Love the Body You Have by Marcia Germaine Hutchinson, Ed.D. THE CROSSING PRESS / Freedom, California 95019 The exercises in this book are designed to elicit deep psychological material. Anyone who has a history of psychiatric disorder or emotional instability, or who is currently using major tranquilizers or anti-depressant medication is ad vised to consult a qualified mental health professional before doing these exercises. ® 1985 Marcia Germaine Hutchinson Cover illustration by Carole Odell Cover design by William Houston Text design by Martha J. Waters and Betsy Bayley Typesetting by Martha J. Waters Printed in the U.S.A. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hutchinson, Marcia Germaine. Transforming body image. 1. Body image. 2. Self-acceptance. 3. Reducing-- Psychological aspects. I. Title. BF 697.5.B63H87 1985 158M 85-17524 ISBN 0-89594-173-2 ISBN 0-89594-172-4 (pbk.) Acknowledgments A book is the culmination of a long chain of events, and thanks are due to many people. My long-time friend, Donna Mildvan, suggested that my doctoral dissertation needed to become a book. A friend, Marilyn Taylor, led me to Kathleen Spivack, my relentlessly positive literary guide, who cheer-led me through a year of writer’s anxiety, sharing the secrets of the Viennese along the way. Carole Odell, my dear friend, graced the book jacket with her intelligent, sensitive, and beautiful artwork that captures so well the essence of this material. I’d like to acknowledge Andrea Fleck Clardy. And finally, Elaine Goldman Gill, my editor, whose warmth, humanity, and profound commitment to this project came through in every red editorial squiggle. I have drawn intellectual inspiration from Moshe Feldenkrais, Fritz Peris, Roberto Assagioli, Win Wenger, Robert Masters, and Jean Houston. My dog, Lina, has been my faithful companion throughout. Snug gled calmingly nearby while I typed endlessly, she was a constant reminder of peace, ease, and simplicity. Most of all I want to thank my husband, Bill Hutchinson. He held down the fort and kept the home fires burning (literally) while I was lost in thought and/or deadlines. His patience, understanding, and emotional support provided a holding environment in which I could create. Thank you all. Dedicated to the many women who had the courage to trust me and my method, the courage to dive into deep, unknown waters. If you saw yourselves as I see you, you would know what beauty is. Without you there would be no book. In the scenery of spring there is nothing superior nothing inferior; flowering branches are by nature some short some long. Zen Proverb
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