My Body Is Good: Embracing Body Positivity and Giving Up Diet Culture for Lent - Paperback

by Anne Cumings (Author)

Author Anne Cumings recalls growing up in a culture that scrutinized her body as a source of weakness and sin. Her church warned of "slippery slides into debauchery," and modern culture taught her that she must look a certain way to be attractive, acceptable, even lovable--something to which most women will relate. Now, equipped with a body-positive mindset, she has created an engaging and uplifting study, My Body Is Good, to guide readers through a Lenten season of celebrating their bodies.

Written specifically for women, each daily meditation offers a scripture passage, a reflection, and a prayer. Readers are encouraged to capture their questions, ideas, and thoughts through journaling and other spiritual practices, all with the intention of healing from diet culture. Join her on this Lenten journey and never again forget that your God-given body, made from dust, is good.

Author Biography

Anne Cumings is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an elder in The United Methodist Church. In her clinical practice, she integrates her previous experience as a mental health therapist to her ministry, enjoying bearing witness to God's healing power in the context of relationships. She also enjoys curling up with a good book and laughing with her husband, Charlie, and two children, Hazel and Ike. A Michigan native who made her way South by way of Chicago, she currently serves as associate pastor at Tucker First United Methodist Church in Tucker, Georgia. For more information about her clinical practice, visit http: //www.annecumingslcsw.com/.