Renee Engeln, PhD

This book is great, especially if you are unaware or less informed on how beauty standards impact everything about the lives of those who identify as female. Objectification, self-objectification, commodification. . . it all takes our energy, our confidence, our time, and our attention. I enjoyed the personal stories from women (this book unfortunately only focuses on those AFAB), about how beauty sickness affects them. Because I've spent a lot of time in the anti-diet, body positive space learning I didn't renew the book to finish it when it came due at the library and DNF. I would recommend it.… (altro)