Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodimentprovides insights from a powerhouse list of world-renowned body image and eating disorder researchers and practitioners. The chapter authors provide both theoretical and practical suggestions for how individuals can better understand and appreciate their bodies, offering a variety of perspectives that provide refreshing and innovative ways to view the body. Each section provides a unique, in-depth look into how the reader can focus on the positive aspects of the body and navigate potentially damaging physical, social, and digital environments. Unique to this text is its inclusion of protective factors, providing the reader with a better understanding of how social justice, activism, and diversity play a role in positive body image.
Tracy L. Tylka is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. The Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research and a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published many articles, chapters, and scales on positive body image.
Niva Piran is Professor Emerita in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at OISE/University of Toronto. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published extensively on embodiment, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders.