Get Real

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Beyond the Body Beautiful... this book is about how, if you face up to the tyranny of a negative body image that affects many of us, you can be happier, more relaxed and lead a much richer life. through a combination of humour, cartoons and factual information, Get Real! will show you how to transform your life by thinking and actign positively about your body. the Body Beautiful and her boyfriend, Hunk the Spunk, are a pair of ruthless, vindictive and relentless dictators. they insist we diet constantly, spend a fortune on skincare and fashion items, and spend our lives jumping over hurdles that BB and Hunk raise higher and higher. But, did you know that BB and Hunk are myths? And that by arming ourselves with knowledge (and a dollop of common sense) we can overthrow these tyrants? that we can liberate our selves, our minds and our bodies from artificial constraints and unrealistic standards? that we can GEt REAL!?! Bev Aisbett is the author and illustrator of the highly acclaimed It books, which address panic attacks and the area of personal change and transformation. She has teamed up with clinical psychologist Elizabeth Rieger to address the important issue of positive body image with the intention of debunking a number of insidious myths and freeing the enormous potential within us all.

Bev Aisbett, a trained counsellor, is the author and illustrator of 17 highly regarded self-help books for sufferers of anxiety and depression, most notably the national bestsellers Living with It: A Survivor's Guide to Panic Attacks and Taming the Black Dog: A Guide to Overcoming Depression. These titles are distributed to health professionals nationwide and have been sold in English in the UK, US and Canada. In total, her books have been published in eight languages, selling more than half a million copies worldwide. Bev developed a unique recovery program, The Art of Anxiety workshop, designed to educate people about anxiety and provide them with the tools with which to build their own recovery, just as Bev herself has done. Launched in 1998, this program has guided thousands of people in the 'art' of effectively managing anxiety and related conditions. She is also a recognised artist, and her soulful paintings have been regularly exhibited in Victoria and Tasmania. For more information and anxiety resources: bevaisbettartofanxiety.com