Consumer Society Tantalises Us. We Then Try

If You Continually Diet, You Are Putting Your Body In A Quasi-famine Situation. It Slows Your Metabolism Down And Breaks The Thermostat. Diets Don't Work. They Don't Help You Understand Why You're Eating More Than Your Body Wanted In The First Place.

Today, 'fat' Has Become Not A Description Of Size But A Moral Category Tainted With Criticism And Contempt.

Many Young Girls Are Constantly Consumed By Controlling And Managing Their Body Image To The Extent That They Are Much More Involved In The Production Of The Self Than In Living.

Emotional Literacy Means Being Able To Recognise What You Are Feeling, So That It Doesn't Interfere With Thinking. It Becomes Another Dimension To Draw Upon When Making Decisions Or Encountering Situations. Emotional Expression By Contrast Can Mean Being Driven By Emotions, So That It Isn't Possible To Think. These Two Things Are Often Confused, Because We Are Still Uncomfortable With The Idea Of The Validity Of Feelings.

When I Was Growing Up, One Or Two Girls Were Beautiful, But It Was Not An Aspiration, Right?