Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World

by Anuschka Rees

Something as external and unstable as beauty is a terrible foundation to build your self-worth on.

The way you look is not the reason you feel ashamed—it is because you were taught by a bad system.

And guess what: you don’t need to know how much you weigh. Unless you are an athlete who needs to stay in a weight class, your body’s exact gravitational force down to the pound has zero relevance.