Eating disorders. Steroids. Plastic Surgery. We'll do anything to look better - and yet we still feel bad about how we look. Self-loathing has reached epidemic proportions. But there is a way to end self-destructive thoughts and behavior. In Love Your Body, Love Your Life, noted body-image expert Sarah Maria presents her proven five-step plan anyone can use to overcome negative body obsession (NBO). She helps readers: commit to change; identify and detach from negative thoughts; discover who they really are; befriend their bodies; find their purpose; love their bodies, love their lives. Complete with exercises, case studies, and testimonials, readers learn how stop obsessing over food and their bodies and achieve permanent peace with both. They'll banish NBO forever, and feel healthy, radiant, beautiful, and desirable-every day!

Sarah Maria (Oakland, CA) is the founder of Break Free Beauty, a company dedicated to helping people love and accept their bodies and themselves. She is a body-image expert and personal empowerment coach. She works extensively as a seminar leader, personal coach, and media advocate. She hosts a weekly radio show on the Voice America network. Her guests include Dr. David Simon, cofounder of the Chopra Center, and bestselling authors Gary Zukav, John Gray, Dr. Amen, and Marci Shimoff. She received her master's degree from Columbia University and law degree from Stanford University. She has personally overcome negative body obsession and has developed a joyful and compassionate relationship with food and her body.