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Every mum can identify with finding body confidence. Watching their teenage daughter go through the same struggle, however, often leaves mums feeling helpless. They see their daughters grapple in an image-obsessed world. What this book reveals is that mums have a powerful opportunity to be the key influencer in helping their daughters to grow a healthy body image and to see beauty beyond what they look like. To shape and re-shape their daughter's beliefs around what beauty is. How? By being the example that their girls so desperately need. By SHOWING them a concept of beauty that will help them to stand tall on the inside, develop confidence in themselves, and get freedom from the messages that attack them on a daily basis. Small, realistic and achievable steps do work. In this practical book, mum and educator, Vanessa Gatman shares about the power of mums addressing their own body image as a way of equipping and empowering their daughters to develop their own body image. In other words, be the positive example that their girls can imitate. To be a positive role model; she encourages mothers to walk the talk by discontinuing to disapprove of their own bodies and leading the way in celebrating their beauty in its fullness. In I Quit Hating my Body So She Could Love Hers, you'll find tips that help to develop a positive body image and a wider view of beauty. Key elements such as the mother-relationship, broadening our perspective of beauty, thinking patterns, social media, the onset of puberty, shopping for clothes and the role that dads can play, are tackled. Vanessa Gatman tells the story of her own body journey and how her struggles and experiences led her to accept a new vision of body beautiful--one that embraces acceptance and celebration of all that her body represents. Vanessa's teenage daughter also shares about developing her inner confidence and the impact of having her mother do the same.

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How we view our bodies and the impact it has on our daughters has never hit home so much! Vanessa has managed to capture not only the confronting issues that can last a lifetime but also gives modern practical advice and language to conquer it. Whether you have a pre-teen, teen or even an adult daughter, it's a must read! (Ann Dane - 43yrs) As a Mum of two little girls (aged two and five) I have been challenged as to what I communicate to them about how I view my body! The teenage years will be here before I know it and I'm aware that they are already watching me closely. As their Mum I am their greatest influencer and after reading Vanessa's book I feel like I will be walking into this season of my life with my eyes wide open and equipped with tools to be the Mum they need - a Mum that loves her body! (Stephanie Pollock - 37 yrs old) Reading Vanessa Gatman's I quit hating my body so she could love hers was a game-changer for me, not only as a Mum, but as a woman in today's society (with a mirror). I believe this book is for all women, young and old. It opens up the idea of how our self-image - one that is portrayed to others - plays a vital role, not only in how we are perceived, but also in how those looking to us for guidance and mentoring will eventually perceive themselves. Our thoughts become actions; and those actions may ultimately be reflected in impressionable young women around us. Vanessa has a colloquial, conversational style to her writing, which makes the book more real and readable. I found myself shouting, Yes! as I read certain sections; and tearing in others. I have no doubt that there is something in this book that will touch the heart of every woman who reads it. Putting these principles into action will be difficult, as Vanessa mentions, but we are all on the same journey so let's start somewhere. Let's start where we're at right now. (Lesley Bruce-Brand- 49 yrs old)

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Vanessa Gatman is a mum, wife, educator, founder (2012) and operations director of the You Are Charitable Trust, working to both empower and power up inner confidence in teenage girls to own their future. Vanessa has her masters degree in Education (Health and Physical Education) from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. She has worked in education for over 25 years as a classroom teacher, lecturer and curriculum advisor. Vanessa has three children; Matthew 21 years, Hannah 19 years, Lily 16 years. She is passionate about positively influencing others to see their potential. Her work in the community and throughout New Zealand with teenage girls is to help them see hope and purpose in their present and future.

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