Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers
Although this is a personal finance blog, I am also a mother with a teenage daughter — and teenage issues. I don’t usually discuss those issues online unless they are finance related, but body image and self esteem (or lack thereof) can significantly impact a person’s career and financial decisions. So for multiple reasons, I allowed my BabyGirl to accept the following book and this is her review.
– by Nancy Amanda ReddThis book is filled with valuable information that answers common questions many teenage girls have about their bodies. The pictures show REAL girls with NORMAL bodies and they help you accept things you thought were weird about yourself. You’ll find tips for healthy skin and proper hygiene, as well as helpful techniques on how to handle your self like a lady in difficult situations. It also gives you a sneak peek into the world of media and models where you learn how technology is used to make a woman look “flawless” and so called “beautiful.”
Before I began reading the book, I was drawn by the cover because it has pictures of different size women that look normal and it made me curious to know what the author had to say about body image. I assumed it would be full of baby talk and sugar coated details, but I was wrong. To my surprise, the author states the real facts and makes you face the reality that media tries to shelter from the world. The author even shares pictures of herself when she didn’t look so hot. Although she’s very beautiful and accomplished, after reading this book, it’s obvious that she’s been through it all. She knows first hand what it’s like to have Body Drama.
Over all, the book is a great confidence booster. My mother raises me to have self-love and respect, but even I need to be reminded that my Body Drama is normal. Some teenage girls don’t love themselves and many don’t have mothers to remind them of how beautiful they are, so I would definitely recommend this book. I already plan to share it with my friends.
Fabulous Financial Rating
4.5 out of 5 – FABULOUS!!
Would I recommend it? Absolutely! Anyone who has a teenage daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, or friend should get this book. [-- Single Ma]
More information about the author:
She’s a former Miss Virginia, winner of the 2004 Miss America swimsuit competition, and a Harvard graduate. Read more about her LIFE feature in USA Today.
She was nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award, best in Literary Work for Youth/Teens.
She was recently featured on ABC Good Morning America. Read the article and check out the video to find out what a panel of teenagers had to say about Body Drama.
If you want to know more, read about the author on her site. And of course, purchase the book!
Next Sunday, I’ll publish my review on Embracing the Real World.
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Great review BabyGirl. I will pass this along to some of the young ladies I advocate for.
Yes, I heard about the book on Good Morning America about a week ago. I liked your review.
Good Job BabyGirl. I also like the new show on Lifetime “How to look good naked” – which covers the same topics, but it features grown women with self image issues – they learn how to accept and love who they are, dress to compliment their best features, and fix their hari & makeup!
Great job on the review, lil Fabulous!
By the way, SM, your signature shows up twice on all your posts on your new blog.
@ sense – thanks for the heads up. I’m trying to figure out how to fix it. We imported all of my old posts from Blogger, which brings over everything – even the embedded codes. Now that I’m using WordPress, I’ve inserted a code to automatically insert my signature in every post. Problem is, it inserts the siggy into old posts too which creates the duplicate. Right now, I think my only options are: 1) manually insert my siggy when I write new posts – time consuming or 2) manually remove the duplicate siggy from every old post – time consuming AND tedious. Hmm…I’ll have discuss it with the tech guy who helped me transition from blogger to see what he recommends.
Thanks for the review, BG! I’m sold on this. And this probably isn’t a book that only teenage girls need–I think women of all ages could benefit from it. Where’s the Oprah show on the author?!–this seems like a perfect show topic.
Its amazing. it really is. Want to teach your daughter not to compare herself to supermodels? Dove did a truly amazing piece called the Evolution Commercial (just google dove evolution commercial and watch)
It basically shows this normal looking girl, pretty, but as normal as the rest of us real girls. Then they show how they make her up and then digitally distort her face to make her look good enough to put on a billboard. Please…if you are the mother of a teen daughter make her watch it. It is truly amazing and set my teen girl straight on body image!!!