Body Talk: A power guide for girls
About this ebook
Then this is the book for you. It’s time to take control of the talk, so the conversation starts going your way.
You have more freedom than before, but you also have more challenges. Body Talk gives you power tips on how to face these challenges. Packed with talk by real girls about real issues, it will help you speak out, change your life and achieve the happiness you deserve.
- Find out how to deal with gossip and competition and win the battle of the beauty wars.
- Learn how to beat the body blues.
- Talk back to the media and demand to be heard.
- Make your dreams come true and celebrate your power.
It’s time to reclaim your body and what it says. It’s time to Body Talk.
About the author
Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd is a lecturer in cultural and women’s studies at Edith Cowan University, WA. Previously she was Director of the Centre for Research for Women. She has a psychology background and teaches communication skills at tertiary and government level. In addition to academic publication, she has also written for newspapers and magazines including the teen magazine GIRLFRIEND. She has a fourteen-year-old daughter and teenage sisters.
Dr Abigail Bray has published and lectured on eating disorders, media constructions of femininity, female sexuality and adolescence. Her book, HELENE CIXOUS:WRITING AND SEXUAL DIFFERENCE, was released internationally by Palgrave in 2003. She has two teenage sisters.
Both Elizabeth and Abigail are dual Australian/British citizens who live and work in Australia and the UK. They are in their early thirties.
