{"product_id":"more-than-a-body-your-body-is-an-instrument-not-an-ornament","title":"More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwin sisters \n\u003cb\u003e Dr. Lexie Kite\u003c\/b\u003e and \n\u003cb\u003eDr. Lindsay Kite \u003c\/b\u003ereceived their PhDs from the University of Utah. Their academic research on media studies and body image inspired them to establish the non-profit Beauty Redefined in 2009 (while concluding their co-written master's thesis and beginning their doctoral research) to help women recognize and reject harmful messages about their bodies, worth, and potential, and redefine the meaning and value of beauty in their lives. Since then, Lexie and Lindsay have become leading experts in body image resilience and media literacy and have been featured in a variety of national publications and interviews. Today, they continue to build on their academic work and the passion it stoked for helping girls and women through Beauty Redefined's online body image resilience course and course facilitator program, and regular speaking events for thousands of people of all ages at universities, high schools, and community organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMore Than a Body\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome salve for those who are weary of the internal war with their body. Through their groundbreaking body image resilience model, Lexie and Lindsay offer many practical ways to make peace with your body, showing how body image disruptions can be a pathway for healing, rather than provoke a descent into a shame spiral. Ultimately, readers will find real solutions to reunite with their whole, embodied selves.\" \u003cb\u003e--Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, co-author of \u003ci\u003eIntuitive Eating\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Loving yourself is easier said than done. I've been trying for years. There's more to it than following a bunch of body-positive Instagram accounts or saying nice things to yourself in the mirror. Thankfully, Lindsay and Lexie have written a step-by-step guide on how to dismantle self-objectification and develop a positive body image. This is the perfect book for someone who wants to change their outlook but doesn't know where to start.\" \u003cb\u003e--Nikki Glaser, comedian, TV host, and host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eYou Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewith Nikki Glaser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"As an expert immersed in this field for decades, it is rare that I come across writing that causes me to reflect differently on my own body--but \u003ci\u003eMore Than a Body\u003c\/i\u003e does so powerfully. The Kite sisters' work is not trite self-help or body positivity clichés; it is masterfully crafted research and real-life experience that represents a crucial step forward in our culture's understanding of bodies and beauty ideals. The world needs this book.\" \u003cb\u003e--Lindo Bacon, PhD, researcher and author of \u003ci\u003eRadical Belonging, Body Respect, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHealth at Every Size\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Lindsay and Lexie are the wise, thoughtful, patriarchy-smashing older sisters that every girl and woman needs in their life. In \u003ci\u003eMore Than a Body\u003c\/i\u003e, they meticulously dissect the deluge of messaging that says we should tie our worth to our appearance--and then they blow all of it apart. They inspire us all to imagine what more we can be and what more we can do when we are able to take up all the space we need in this world.\" \u003cb\u003e--Virginia Sole-Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Lindsay and Lexie have a way of weaving you back through your own experiences, but this time, with an entirely new lens on the why. Packed with facts, science, and the truth about the distortions in media, this book brought me feelings of purpose, safety, and the good kind of desire to fight when it comes to existing in a body in today's world. Lindsay and Lexie tell stories many of us could have written ourselves and unpack just how good and okay we are and have always been.\" \u003cb\u003e--Sarah Nicole Landry, writer, \u003ci\u003eThe Birds Papaya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"This book could save your life. In a lively and engaging style, Lindsay and Lexie discuss the grave harm caused by self-objectification and offer remedies that encourage resilience. A most welcome addition to the literature on body image.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jean Kilbourne, feminist activist, media critic, author, and creator of the film series \"Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An indispensable resource for women of all ages, this is a guide to help us better connect to ourselves, to value ourselves, to love ourselves, and ultimately, to be ourselves.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--Chelsea Clinton \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePositive body image isn't believing your body looks good; it is knowing your body is good, regardless of how it looks. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you feel about your body?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave you ever stayed home from a social activity or other opportunity because of concern about how you looked?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave you ever passed judgment on someone because of how they looked or dressed?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave you ever had difficulty concentrating on a task because you were self-conscious about your appearance?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Our beauty-obsessed world perpetuates the idea that happiness, health, and ability to be loved are dependent on how we look, but authors Lindsay and Lexie Kite offer an alternative vision for building a positive body image. With insights drawn from their extensive body image research, Lindsay and Lexie--PhDs and founders of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined (and also twin sisters!)--lay out an action plan that arms you with the skills you need to reconnect with your whole self and free yourself from the constraints of self-objectification. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From media consumption to health and fitness to self-reflection and self-compassion, Lindsay and Lexie share powerful and practical advice that goes beyond simple \"body positivity\" to help readers develop body image resilience--all while cutting through the empty promises sold by media, advertisers, and the beauty and weight-loss industries. In the process, they show how facing your feelings of body shame or embarrassment can become a catalyst for personal growth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKite, Lexie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Lexie Kite\u003c\/strong\u003e is identical twin sisters with \n\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Lindsay Kite\u003c\/strong\u003e. They both received PhDs from the University of Utah. Their academic research on media studies and body image inspired them to establish the non-profit Beauty Redefined in 2009 (while concluding their co-written master's thesis and beginning their doctoral research) to help a greater number of females recognize and reject harmful messages about their bodies, worth, and potential, and redefine the meaning and value of beauty in their lives. Since then, Lexie and Lindsay have become leading experts in body image resilience and media literacy--authors of numerous studies and books have cited their original research--and have been featured in a variety of national media outlets. Today, they continue to build on their academic work and the passion it stoked for helping girls and women through Beauty Redefined's online Body Image Resilience Program and course facilitator training, blogging, social media activism \n\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eand regular speaking engagements for thousands of people of all ages in both secular and religious settings, from universities and high schools to church congregations and community organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKite, Lindsay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Lindsay Kite\u003c\/strong\u003e is identical twin sisters with \n\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Lexie Kite\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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