This book is full of empty long winded paragraphs of hardly believable self-affirmations. It's insulting to think that this writer is helping women of size. Blow your boring hot air somewhere else. What a waste of money.

As you can see by my rating, I liked this inspirational book about self-acceptance. It focuses on plus-sized women, but most of the advice could be utilised by people who could benefit from improved self-esteem in other areas. The authors have included self-esteem-building exercises, which complement the message of the text. I particularly liked the stories from successful, well-adjusted women who wrote about their own struggles with acceptance of themselves, and by their families and the wider community - strong, uncompromising, successful women. I was disappointed, then, to find that the illustrations (photographs and drawings), almost without exception portrayed women who are average-sized or smaller. I found this particulalry inappropriate in the section of dressing to reflect your style and best features - the women drawn would have looked attractive in sackcloth! Other than this quiblle, I found this book interesting and worthwhile.

Michelle tells it all. She makes us understand how we got to be so insecure and uncomfortable with our selves. But more important, she then lets us know to let go and get on with our lives. Big women are WOMEN, not to shoved into tented dresses or confining tented life styles. We can look great and live grandly.