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Transcript Verlag
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2022.
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Selbstoptimierung ist allgegenwärtig: Körper und Gesundheit gelten ebenso wie Beziehungen, Elternschaft und Karriere längst als Bereiche, die von Individuen aktiv gestaltet und verändert werden müssen, um den gesellschaftlichen Schönheits- und Leistungsnormen zu entsprechen. Der Band versammelt Beiträge von Wissenschaftler*innen und Aktivist*innen, welche die vielfältigen und teils widersprüchlichen Facetten des Phänomens Selbstoptimierung...
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2016
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Gender? How do power relations, norms, and discourses shape descriptions of one's own experience? How can the will of experience still come into its own? With such questions, phenomenology reconnects philosophy to everyday reality; it becomes based on the body, which is the prerequisite for all experience. Academic disciplines such as gender studies use phenomenological categories and develop them both theoretically and practically. This book presents...
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"In the highly anticipated sequel to Suck it In and Smile, Ellie is wrestling her picture-perfect life as a social media influencer back under control -- but how long can she keep bridging the distance between the desire to be herself and the pressure to conform? Ellie is an inspiration to her hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and YouTube. Her book of wellness tips (including her signature recipe for chocolate chip-chickpea cookies)...
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"A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself. Every day, Ellie motivates her hundreds of thousands of followers to become the best versions of themselves by posting videos of exercise routines and high-protein breakfast recipes. Far from the shy teenager that she was, she is now in a very public relationship with singer Samuel Vanasse, and together they have become...
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Praktiken der Subjektivierung volume 20
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transcript-Verlag
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Deutsch
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Was ist eigentlich Selftracking? Dieser Frage nachspürend, autoethnografisch und nahkörperlich forschend, zeichnet Nikola Plohr Erfahrungen mit der technologisierten Selbstvermessung nach. Dabei verschränken sich medienwissenschaftliche, körper- und sportsoziologische Perspektiven mit Tagebucheinträgen und Beobachtungen aus der Bewegung heraus. Wer sich schon immer gefragt hat, was die Faszination des Selftrackings ausmacht, findet hier...
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Recovery from an eating disorder requires support of all kinds, and this book is filled with ideas, exercises, and insights. Based on Kerrigan's own inspiring story, Telling Ed No! is a toolbox of over 100 practical recovery tools, from family interventions, yoga, and massage, to music, role playing and even holding ice! Each tool brings the recovery process to life with prompts for reflection and discussion. Readers looking for guidance will learn:...
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In Binge No More, eating disorder specialist Dr. Joyce Nash provides all the information, encouragement, and guidance readers need to transform their relationship with food. Readers will identify with the experiences of other binge eaters whose insightful stories are told throughout the book. Rather than providing a one-size-fits-all solution to binge eating, Dr. Nash provides a variety of sound cognitive therapy techniques and coping strategies to...
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Do you regularly deprive yourself, succumb to temptation, feel guilty, and then start the process all over again? If so, you need this book. Dr. Michelle May will guide you out of the food-focused, diet-driven downward spiral that leads you to eat, repent, and repeat. She offers a powerful alternative: end your love-hate relationship with food and start eating mindfully and joyfully. No more rigid rules, strict exercise regimens, questionable drugs,...
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We all think we know what we have to do to manage our weight, and blame ourselves when we don't meet the goals we have set. In reality, we need to understand the biology behind the body's regulation of weight to achieve the control we are hoping for. And we need strategies for overcoming obstacles: the stress of daily life, emotional upsets, and people who sabotage our efforts or attack our self-esteem. The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Weight...
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Find out: How to Achieve Willpower & Gain Focus to Achieve your Most Important Goals!
According to a 2010 survey made by the American Psychological Association, willpower deficiency is the NUMBER ONE hurdle people face in accomplishing their worthwhile goals.
In this book "self control: Developing Amazing Willpower to Achieve Goals that Matter", learn the strategies and techniques in order to gain effective willpower and self-control in getting...
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“It's Not What Things You See, It's How You See Things” deals with many of the issues that are plaguing people in every walk of like. These things may not seem to be as destructive as the pandemic or natural disasters, but I guarantee they are extremely damaging to those involved. Suicide plagues the United States at a clip of over forty-eight thousand a year. Many of those suicides are due to how people look at themselves. It is estimated that...
15) Intermittent Fasting for Beginners: Simple and Easy-to-Follow Weight Loss Guide on How to Lose We
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Do You Want to Lose Weight in 2020 - and to Keep It Off the healthy way?
Are you struggling to live a healthier lifestyle and want to improve your overall health this year - while still being able to eat your favorite foods? If so, read on...
If you have been experiencing the pain of trying to lose weight, this isn't an uncommon feeling. So many have tried different solutions in order to lose weight. And although there are those that work, they...
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Do you have a silent struggle that wages deep within your soul? Are there questions, shame, and sadness that resound within at the end of every day? The emptiness and loneliness from not being understood . . . the pain that is too much to bear by yourself so you must numb out just to survive. And then there's the question of "Why do I survive?"
You are not alone. This book is a window into the souls of the troubled at heart. It reveals the silent...
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Statistics suggests that as many as 2.5 percent of American women suffer from anorexia; of these, further research indicates that one in ten of these will die from the disorder. This is the only book available that addresses the particular needs of anorexics with the techniques of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a revolutionary new psychotherapy. The authors of this book are pioneering researchers in the field of ACT, with numerous research...
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Break the Bulimia Cycle with Mindfulness and Acceptance
If you have bulimia, you know what it's like to be locked in a battle with your body-and you know that whether you're trying to lose weight or struggling to end the bingeing and purging cycle, the same old fears and self-doubts keep coming back. The approach to moving beyond bulimia in The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Bulimia is different than other treatments you may have tried. Instead...
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Is your body an asshole? Does it keep you up at night, crave nonstop French fries and ice cream, and try to convince you that exercise is evil? Does it develop weird illnesses and pains for no apparent reason and run out of energy just when you need it the most? Does having a body at all fill you with uncomfortable emotions? Enter Dr. Faith G. Harper, therapist, nutritionist, and bestselling author of Unfuck Your Brain. She explains the emerging...
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Walking Free Supernaturally from Eating Disorders is Faytene Grasseschi's personal story of struggle and ultimate triumph over anorexia and bulimia. In it she transparently shares her journey and the supernatural keys that helped her break free from over a decade of bondage. This book will inspire hope and give practical tools for anyone who is struggling to break free from an eating disorder or addictive tendencies.