False bodies, true selves : moving beyond appearance-focused identity struggles and returning to the true-self / Nicole Schnackenberg.

London : Karnac, 2016.

PART I: MIRRORS AND MYTHS -- CHAPTER ONE Mirrors and misplaced identities -- CHAPTER TWO Embodiment and perceived ugliness -- CHAPTER THREE Disturbed selves, disturbing eating -- CHAPTER FOUR Altered appearances, questioned identities -- CHAPTER FIVE Gender, sexuality, and the pursuit of authenticity -- CHAPTER SIX Skin: a canvas for self-expression -- CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows of childhood -- CHAPTER EIGHT Embraced emotions -- CHAPTER NINE Interlude: processes of sight and perception -- PART II: SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS -- CHAPTER TEN A mindful return to the body -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Wholeness through an embrace of the darkness -- CHAPTER TWELVE From false selves to true selves: retuning home -- PART III: APPENDICES -- I: Taking action -- II: Supporting and overcoming as a family -- III: Mindfulness and body awareness practices for appearance struggles -- IV: Avenues of support and further reading.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-295) and index.