Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance
In 2010, Seal Press published Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance. A fresh approach in empowering self-acceptance, Beautiful You inspired thousands of women to treat their whole selves well. Now, the 2nd Edition of Beautiful You is teaching new readers to break undermining habits of self-criticism, shore up confidence, realize profound self-acceptance and champion their own emotional and physical wellbeing. Part personal essay, part action and empowerment guide, Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self Acceptance is a practical, accessible, and inspirational tool that will make readers think, laugh, and change their ways while never patronizing them.
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Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina
In June 2007, Seal Press published Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina. Showcasing self-actualization, body image, and beauty perception among Latina woman in a United States very different from their families’ native cultures, Hijas Americanas provides a provocative account of the inner struggles and triumpls of Latin-American women as we are forced to reconcile two realities: that beauty, identity, and womanhood within our homes are largely defined by our ethnic culture and parents’ upbringings, while beauty, identity, and womanhood outside our homes are defined by American culture- often presenting us with two very different standards. The book features the voices of hundreds of women who grew up in the United States and navigated issues of gender, image, and sexuality. This empathetic ethnography offers a protrait of the young Latina experience, detailing how growing up American and Latina affects who one becomes and how she gets there.
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Molinary has also contributed work to the following books:
- Yoga and Body Image, Llewellyn Worldwide, 2014.
- Voces Latinas, Townsend Press, 2010.
- Telling Tongues, Calaca/ Red Salmon Press, 2007.
- Waking Up American, Seal Press, 2005.
- Wishing You Well, Loyola Press, 2005.
- Body Language, Black Moss Press, 2003.
- Coloring Book, Rattlecat Press, 2003.
Rosie…this is awesome. So impressive. I can’t wait for the book!
Hi Rossie is Emmanuel. I’m really proud of you. Take care.
My whole life I felt like I was the “other” as well. Not spanish enough ,but not white. Somwhere caught inthe middle of what I should be, what others thought I was and what I am. As I read your book I found myself saying wow, I have finally come to feel comfortable in my own skin. I have told everyone about this book because as I have come to see, so many other Latinas around me feel the same. Thank you for making me feel like there is another side to a latin woman. I no longer feel like the “other” and I also think that this will help me in raising my beautiful girls into strong Latin women.
Patricia, Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I am so happy that you found the book and that you enjoyed it. Your daughters are lucky to have you! Abrazos, Rosie
I have never found a book that made me say “that happened to me!” so many times. This book made me realized that I’m not the only one who has felt as an outsider or not Latina enough at time. Thanks you so much for writing a book that not only is relatable for me but for many other Latinas who has felt the same way!
Aileen, Thank you so much for stopping by! I am so glad that the book found its way to you. You aren’t an outsider and your experience is valid and valuable to understanding all of our stories! Hope you’ll continue to share your thoughts and experiences here!
Abrazos, Rosie
I certainly admire the great work that you have done, and it will
certainly enlighten myself as a jewelry designer.
Hi Rosie,
I like the Beautiful You book that features the voices of hundreds of Latina women who grew up in the United States and navigated issues of gender, image, and sexuality. Thank you so much for writing this great book!