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embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) Paperback – June 10, 2014

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This book's message is rooted in the belief that people inherently possess the wisdom necessary to make healthy choices and live peacefully in their bodies. It emphasizes that self-love, acceptance of genetic diversity in body size, celebration of the unique beauty of every individual, and intuitive self-care are fundamental to achieving good physical and emotional health.
Embody guides readers step by step through five core competencies:- Reclaim Health- Practice Intuitive Self-Care- Cultivate Self-Love- Declare Your Own Authentic Beauty- Build Community
Anyone can practice these fundamental skills on a daily basis to honor their innate wisdom and take good care of their whole selves. Research on the Be Body Positive Model indicates that embodying The 5 Competencies significantly improves people's ability to regulate eating, decreases depression and anxiety, and increases self-compassion.

Rather than receiving a prescriptive set of rules to follow, readers are guided through patient, mindful inquiry to find what works uniquely in their own lives to bring about--and sustain--positive self-care changes and a joyful relationship with their bodies.
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“In Embody, Connie Sobczak brings her years of experience as co-founder and director of The Body Positive alive on every page. Her work offers practical, process-oriented, and gentle support in our journey to reclaim the wisdom and truth of our own bodies.”
– Ruth Gendler, Author of
Notes On the Need for Beauty

“This is a gorgeous book filled with the wondering, awe-filled voices of people who have found they can lovingly care for themselves in their diverse bodies and circumstances. Our world desperately needs to see this is possible—and Connie serves it up in a feast of triumph and celebration.”
– Deb Burgard, PHD, FAED, Co-Founder of The Health At Every Size® Model

“Connie makes the quest for self love and acceptance deeply imaginable in a way that lifts the spirit and carries you to a place of hope and endless possibility.”
– Linda Arbus,LCSW, Faculty of the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute, New York

“
Embody, touches the mind and heart as it demonstrates how to gain connection to our inner wisdom. Impressively insightful, an excellent resource!
– Lela Zaphiropoulos, LCSW, ACSW, Co-Author of
Eating Problems

“
Embody, is a powerful addition to the Health at Every Size® community. It brings to life what we know from scientific evidence: people of all sizes can live active and healthy lives—and love themselves, too!”
– Linda Bacon, PHD, Author of
Health At Every Size


“
Embody, belongs in every school, home, and place where the lives of our boys and girls matter!”
– Carol Bloom, LCSW, Co-Founder of the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute, New York


“With
Embody,, people of all ages can learn that self-love is the best motivation there is to care for their uniquely beautiful bodies. I am excited to share this wonderful resource with my clients.”
– Carmen Cool, MA, LPC, Psychotherapist, Boulder, Co


“
Embody, sparks a flame of self-love in your heart that glows brighter when you share it with others. It makes you want to stand up and say, ‘I am beauty!’”
– Jessica Diaz, MSW, Founder of Love Guerrillas


“A beautiful, wise, practical book that will empower a next generation to shed our culture of toxic ideas of perfectionism and bodily dissatisfaction. This book, and the body positive movement, are part of a compassionate revolution leading young people to greater dignity and empowerment.”
– Dacher Keltner, PHD, Founding Director, Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley

About the Author

Connie Sobczak is a mentor, writer, inspirational speaker, and workshop facilitator. In 1996, she and Elizabeth Scott, LCSW, CEDS-S, founded The Body Positive, a nonprofit organization that teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn from their wisdom, and thrive. As a result, tens of thousands of people have been given practical tools to develop balanced, joyful self-care and a relationship with their bodies that is guided by love, forgiveness, and humor. Connie's passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves.

Connie is a leader of the movement to prevent eating problems and improve the self-image of youth and adults through her videos, writing, workshops, and peer-led programs for students in middle school through college. Her video 
Discover Your Healthy Weight was a grand festival award winner in the 2009 Berkeley Video & Film Festival. She was a 2008 semi-finalist for a Volvo for Life award honoring "real-life heroes."

A California native, Connie currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner, Jim. Their daughter, Carmen, is her inspiration and her joy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gurze Books; 1st edition (June 10, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0936077808
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0936077802
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
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Connie Sobczak is a mentor, writer, inspirational speaker, and workshop facilitator. In 1996, she and Elizabeth Scott, LCSW, CEDS-S, founded The Body Positive, a nonprofit organization that teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn from their wisdom, and thrive. As a result, tens of thousands of people have been given practical tools to develop balanced, joyful self-care and a relationship with their bodies that is guided by love, forgiveness, and humor. Connie's passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2016
    I wish I had found this book earlier.

    I have struggled with my body image for as long as I can remember. As I sit here typing this now, I am still struggling. I am exhausted from this. It is crippling at times. And I feel like it's so stupid because the world is so full of problems and so many people have it so much worse. But this is my reality - I am an adult woman who is very well accomplished in life. I am someone that other people look up to. And I can't get out of my own head with this whole body image thing.

    I'm happy to have found this book. I am someone who has dieted and exercised for years. I have lost 40 pounds and gained it back. I have run half marathons and had to have surgery on both feet and actually was PROUD of myself that I HURT my own body so badly by running even when I felt physical pain. Because, after all, isn't that what we are supposed to do? Suffer to be skinny? The problem is, I'm still not skinny. The moment I stop treating myself as though I'm a terrible person who deserves punishment, I gain my weight back.

    I found this book in a moment of sheer frustration and sadness. I started to read it. And for the past month, I have not been to the gym. I'm not saying you should never work out again if you beginning learning the body positive way of life. I'm saying that FOR ME, I had to take a break. I was always tormenting myself with the daily mantra of "Gotta get to the gym, gotta get to the gym, gotta get to the gym" nonstop. Like a broken record in my head. I'm exhausted from it.

    I've been reading this book slowly. I read and when something really strikes me, I dog-ear the page (there are a lot of dog-eared pages in this book for me) and I take a break. Sometimes I don't pick it back up for a day, maybe two. I am really trying to understand what the words are telling me. I'm trying to incorporate it into my daily life so that I can stop this cycle of abusing and punishing myself when I dare to eat "too many" slices of pizza or have the audacity to enjoy a cookie.

    I'm a work in progress, and I have a long way to go. But this book, without a doubt, is helping me. I am so thankful to have found it. I highly recommend it to anyone who is struggling with these voices inside their head telling them that they are not good enough.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019
    I really enjoyed this book. It was eye opening & full of compassion. As someone who struggles with the concept of Self-Love, I truly appreciated how they broke the competencies down & made it understandable for all. I really appreciated the compassion they offered as this is a new concept for many. I'm looking forward to learning more about being a more active voice in The Body Positive community now after reading this book.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2016
    This is a beautiful book, woven with heart-wrenching stories and inspiring quotes that teach readers how to love their unique bodies (and quiet that critical inner voice). The author is a co-founder of wonderful The Body Positive organization. I loved this book. In my experience, the ability to appreciate your body is often a rate-limiting step to rejecting the diet mentality and committing to a Health at Every Size® approach. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a body!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2015
    This is an interesting book. I am trying to change my relationship with food and my body. This is just one of many tools I am using.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2022
    We are bombarded every day by messages telling us we are not enough unless we buy what ever the advertisement is selling. This book reminds us that, as Jane Austen famously said, "We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be."
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017
    Overall, this is a good book. The Five Competencies of the Be Body Positive Model should definitely be more widely known and practiced. But while there are activities listed at the end of each chapter, the chapters themselves are short on specific "how-tos." The author gives some vague examples of her own practices in the areas of quieting negative inner voices or relying on inner strength, and then she suggests that the readers do the same. Without specific, detailed instructions, though, I'm left thinking, "Yeah, I'd love to. But how?" Even the instructions at the ends of the chapters can be vague, along the lines of, "Do this practice however it feels best." Okay, but if I don't have a plan to try first, how can I tell how it feels, or what needs to change? It's very however-you-like-it, but if I already knew how I liked things and what felt best in terms of accepting my body as-is, I probably wouldn't be reading books like this one in the first place. So this book is better for theoretical knowledge. Look elsewhere for practical steps. Body Kindness by Rebecca Stritchfield has lots of detailed, specific steps to take, things to try, and prompts to journal. If you're more into art therapy, Dr. Deah's Calmanac has good, detailed instructions for projects exploring body acceptance.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016
    In spring 2015 I was encouraged by a friend to read a book called “Embody” by Connie Sobczak. Little did I know how much my outlook on life and myself would change from reading what I now call my “Bible.” I learned about how five simple competencies can truly have a significant impact on how we view ourselves. I was so inspired from reading the book and decided to look into the Body Positive program and what it entailed. I attended an all day workshop in Berkeley in July 2015 and needless to say, I was personally transformed. I learned that acknowledging and embracing my critical voice was the change that was needed within me to trust my inner truth. I now know that everything I need to know is inside me. -Angela Girard
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017
    I had been looking for a book to help me recognize my personal feelings about my body, and I found it! This book is an easy read that will have you read onside ring all the negative things you have been listening to, and help you find a path of freedom, and trust in who you are and what you need, not what the world is telling you. I am looking forward to moving forward in my journey!
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  • Smitty1979
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2019
    This book is wonderful and full of personal stories that each reader can relate to. It's an easy read and fascinating how the diet industry works to make money. The book is well laid out and easy to follow the competencies. I LOVE the activities suggested to reinforce the teachings of the book.
  • Client d'Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars livre incontournable
    Reviewed in France on October 25, 2018
    livre incontournable, je recommande vivement pour apprendre à s'accepter et s'aimer.
  • Faith
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is AMAZING!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2016
    It's easily the best book I have read about body image, diets, eating disorders, food and self-love!
    I highly, highly recommend it if you are struggling with any of the above as it will totslly turn your thinking around.
    It's beautifully written, with lots of wonderful guidance, intuitive practices, empowerment stories and advice on how to cultivated self-love in yourself and those around you and to embrace your authentic beauty!
    I love it, love it, love it!
  • Chris
    5.0 out of 5 stars No more diets
    Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2019
    Eat intuitively. Exercise intuitively. Love yourself. Surround yourself by like minded people. Change your life
  • Charlie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive and Insightful
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2016
    Very sensitive and helpful book if you're dealing with challenges around body image. Many great insights and practices that start to shift your mind-set and get you thinking about yourself and your body in a whole new way. This is definitely a book I will use with, and recommend to, clients.