Charlotte H Markey

Professor of Psychology and Health Sciences, Rutgers University-Camden

Charlotte H Markey is professor of psychology and health sciences at Rutgers University-Camden in New Jersey. She has been studying body image and eating behaviours for more than 25 years. She’s also written and edited books including Being You: The Body Image Book for Boys (2022), The Body Image Book for Girls: Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless (2020) and Body Positive: Understanding and Improving Body Image in Science and Practice (2018). Her forthcoming book is Adultish: The Body Image Book for Life.

Written by Charlotte H Markey

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Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and feel a lot happier about food

Practise ‘intuitive eating’ and free yourself from worrying about food and the ricochet between dieting and indulging in it

by Charlotte H Markey

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How to love your body

Are you unhappy with what you see in the mirror? Getting comfortable in your own skin can be hard work, but it’s worth it

by Charlotte H Markey