So many women believe that they're not worthy of a good life, love, respect and happiness. They think that this kind of life belongs to the select few, and definitely not to them. They say, "You either have it or you don’t." It’s like being an heiress - you’re either born into wealth, or you’re not, right? Not necessarily. And that’s where The Heiress Project steps in, and revolutionizes not only this traditional view of “heiress”, but also challenges your negative concepts about yourself … [Read more...] about The Heiress Project: Every Girl’s Guide to Reclaiming Your Worthiness and Creating a Life You Actually Love by Marie Therese Batt
Interview with Author – Marie Therese Batt
About Marie Therese Batt: Author, blogger and illustrator, Marie Therese Batt, empowers women to change their limiting and negative beliefs, and to love themselves instead on her website. Her own struggles with anorexia nervosa and depression are the catalyst and inspiration for her writing, which has given many women the support and encouragement needed to change their thinking and their lives. Marie is passionate about travel and learning, and some of her memorable experiences have been … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Marie Therese Batt
Interview with Author – Hanne Arts
About Hanne Arts: What inspires you to write? I can be inspired by anything at any given time. I do not write regularly, but instead wait for ideas to come and then can be computer-bound for several days in a row (I usually work on the computer). Tell us about your writing process. I make a rough outline in order to know and remember where my story will end up. I also make plans for some of the chapters that I know will be vital in furthering the story. For the rest, I write as it … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Hanne Arts
Just Perfect by Hanne Arts
When sixteen-year-old Christina Jacobs comes to school one day and discovers that life will never be the same again, she soon finds herself sinking away into self-doubt, haunted by her troubled thoughts and experiences and striving for acceptance and equality. Fate was never easy on her, having given her an appearance far from desirable and a family situation far from the norm, but when she is forced to face it all on her own, forced to battle her inner demons, she knows she needs … [Read more...] about Just Perfect by Hanne Arts
Girl Talk: Boys, Bullies and Body Image by Carol Langlois
Katie is dying to fit in. Literally. She’s a bulimic high school freshman who drinks and hangs out with the mean girls. Maybe you know someone like her? Or there’s Cindy, a high school junior who acts like everything is always OK. She plays three sports, earns straight As, and parties on the weekends, but she also struggles with depression, perfectionism, and addiction. Girl Talk: Boys, Bullies and Body Image is a book about teens designed specifically for a teen audience. It’s a … [Read more...] about Girl Talk: Boys, Bullies and Body Image by Carol Langlois
Bargain Book: Beyond My Body by Holly Alastra
This book is bargain priced from 10/18/2014 until 11/18/2034 Have you ever wanted to look or feel better about yourself? Gain amazing awareness about how your experiences, thoughts, and beliefs can hold you back. Beyond My Body is a brutally honest story that will make you stronger for having read it. Please note: This book was previously titled "Naughty Girl." Beyond My Body is the compelling story of a young woman’s desperate attempts to find self-worth through her appearance. The … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Beyond My Body by Holly Alastra
Lesbian Crushes and Bulimia: A Diary on How I Acquired my Eating Disorder by Natasha Holme @lescrushdiaries
A true story, set in 1989, written in diary format ... nineteen year old Natasha, obsessively in love with her former school teacher Miss Williams, struggles with her infatuations with women. Having sex with boys, she earns the condemnation of gay and straight worlds. Feeling too fat to deserve romantic involvement with another female, Natasha stops eating. A coming out story and a love story, this book describes in detail Natasha's clumsy attempts at heterosexuality, the obsessive clinging … [Read more...] about Lesbian Crushes and Bulimia: A Diary on How I Acquired my Eating Disorder by Natasha Holme @lescrushdiaries
Interview with Author – Natasha Holme @lescrushdiaries
Author Bio: Memoir author Natasha Holme has been a prolific diarist since her teenage years. To date, the number of words she has written approximate 7,000,000, exceeding Samuel Pepys’s 2,000,000 and nineteenth century lesbian diarist Anne Lister’s 4,000,000 combined. Before acquiring a computer, Natasha wrote her diaries in code, based on the ancient Greek alphabet, photographs of which can be seen on her website here: … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Natasha Holme @lescrushdiaries
