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Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change and What to Do about It

     Intellectually, we understand aging. So why does the first wrinkle or gray hair send us into an emotional tailspin? As smart women who were raised to believe that success and happiness are based on intelligence and accomplishments, many of us never expected to feel this deeply about a seemingly superficial issue. But let’s face it, we do!
     While individually we were taught that beauty is only skin deep, our youth-obsessed culture reinforces the notion that beauty is our currency, our power, and what makes us female. These conflicting messages leave many women feeling trapped in a web of confusion. Do we grow old naturally, since our looks don’t define us, or do we fight the signs of aging, since beauty and youth are prized so dearly?
     As models turned psychotherapists, Vivian Diller, Ph.D., and Jill Muir-Sukenick, Ph.D., have had the opportunity to examine the world of beauty from two very different vantage points—one where looks are all-important, and the other where they are often viewed as irrelevant. This unique perspective helped them develop a six-step program that starts with recognizing “uh-oh” moments, examines the emotional impact of aging on self-image, and ends by suggesting innovative ways to approach beauty throughout life, so you can enjoy your appearance—at any age!

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Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change and What to Do about It

     Intellectually, we understand aging. So why does the first wrinkle or gray hair send us into an emotional tailspin? As smart women who were raised to believe that success and happiness are based on intelligence and accomplishments, many of us never expected to feel this deeply about a seemingly superficial issue. But let’s face it, we do!
     While individually we were taught that beauty is only skin deep, our youth-obsessed culture reinforces the notion that beauty is our currency, our power, and what makes us female. These conflicting messages leave many women feeling trapped in a web of confusion. Do we grow old naturally, since our looks don’t define us, or do we fight the signs of aging, since beauty and youth are prized so dearly?
     As models turned psychotherapists, Vivian Diller, Ph.D., and Jill Muir-Sukenick, Ph.D., have had the opportunity to examine the world of beauty from two very different vantage points—one where looks are all-important, and the other where they are often viewed as irrelevant. This unique perspective helped them develop a six-step program that starts with recognizing “uh-oh” moments, examines the emotional impact of aging on self-image, and ends by suggesting innovative ways to approach beauty throughout life, so you can enjoy your appearance—at any age!

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Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change and What to Do about It

Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change and What to Do about It

Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change and What to Do about It

Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change and What to Do about It

Overview

     Intellectually, we understand aging. So why does the first wrinkle or gray hair send us into an emotional tailspin? As smart women who were raised to believe that success and happiness are based on intelligence and accomplishments, many of us never expected to feel this deeply about a seemingly superficial issue. But let’s face it, we do!
     While individually we were taught that beauty is only skin deep, our youth-obsessed culture reinforces the notion that beauty is our currency, our power, and what makes us female. These conflicting messages leave many women feeling trapped in a web of confusion. Do we grow old naturally, since our looks don’t define us, or do we fight the signs of aging, since beauty and youth are prized so dearly?
     As models turned psychotherapists, Vivian Diller, Ph.D., and Jill Muir-Sukenick, Ph.D., have had the opportunity to examine the world of beauty from two very different vantage points—one where looks are all-important, and the other where they are often viewed as irrelevant. This unique perspective helped them develop a six-step program that starts with recognizing “uh-oh” moments, examines the emotional impact of aging on self-image, and ends by suggesting innovative ways to approach beauty throughout life, so you can enjoy your appearance—at any age!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781401925413
Publisher: Hay House, Inc.
Publication date: 05/15/2011
Pages: 226
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Vivian Diller, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City. Prior to becoming a therapist, Diller was a professional dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet Company and a model represented by Wilhelmina Models. Diller went on to earn a Ph.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, and a postdoctoral degree in psychoanalysis from NYU. She has served as a consultant to a major cosmetics company and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Daily Mail, andOprah.com. She has also appeared on national television discussing issues surrounding beauty and aging.
 
Jill Muir-Sukenick, Ph.D., a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in New York City, is a former Ford model who also did television and film work. Muir-Sukenick, who received her Ph.D. from NYU, often treats models in her private practice. She has been a consultant to modeling agencies and the beauty industry, and she has been interviewed in print and on television about issues related to aging and self-image.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Unique Perspective: From Modeling to Psychotherapy xi

Introduction: To Care or Not to Care about Beauty? xv

Section I Setting the Stage for Change

Chapter 1 A Generation Lost and Confused 3

Chapter 2 Women Caught Off Balance 17

Section II Six Steps to Change

Chapter 3 Uh-Oh Moments 27

Chapter 4 Masks 43

Chapter 5 Internal Dialogues 57

Chapter 6 What Do Moms Have to Do with It? 75

Chapter 7 Adolescence in Residence 97

Chapter 8 Say Good-bye to Say Hello 115

Section III Face a Changing Face

Chapter 9 Where the Valedictorian Meets the Prom Queen 131

Chapter 10 Seeking a New Balance 175

Appendix A Questionnaire 181

Appendix B 12 Tips for Modern Women 185

Acknowledgments 193

Endnotes 195

About the Authors 197

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