Compared to Who?: A Proven Path to Improve Your Body Image Paperback – 1 Jun. 2017

This book helped me so much. I am in recovery from an eating disorder that I have struggled with for 16 years & I’m finally beginning to look at my struggles in a different way and it’s really helping me.Thank you Heather for your openness and willingness to share your story.I am also currently reading Heather’s second book ‘the burden of better’ and I highly recommend them both!

Seriously this book mirrors my life. I'm sad to say I passed by this book months ago with ( I'm sorry) an eyerole. I judged a book by its cover. Not another self help, love who you are even though your a pear book. Stumbling across the blog and then the book once more, I found I was wrong. Please read this book, search your soul and if you find it doesn't apply, read it again!

For anyone struggling with the constant battle to be thinner, younger, better looking in any way this will help get tour focus where it actually needs to be to find freedom.

Amazing book with lots of insight. I love the tone of voice and the truths that this book has revealed to me.

I received a free copy of this book, however all opinions are my own.Compared to who? Is an outstanding book about body image and how we can deal with a negative body image. Many women have body image issues and this book delves straight to the root cause of it and provides a fresh and thought provoking way of dealing with the negative baggage so many of us carry around.This book had me laughing and crying and feeling ready to finally take charge of my body image issues. Every woman needs a copy of this book. I know I am going to keep mine close at hand to reread again and again.

I can honestly say this has been one of the best books I’ve read. I love Heathers use of humour and balance of empathy, compassion and realism. She’s not one bit afraid to give you a challenge and doesn’t mince her words which I love. I have going this book full of laughter, hard hitting at times and incredibly illuminating. I’ve always struggled to find a book that could relate to me in my struggle with overeating and I’ve learnt so much that I’ve never thought of before. I love how throughout it all the plum line by which she measures everything is Jesus. This book is not a ‘get fixed quick’ book instead it is a glimpse of someone having lived a life in bondage now helping others break free from that which tries to hold them captive and offers a unique perspective on how to stop being self focused but instead Christ focused. Ideal book to use for group discussion as well as personal use. It will be one I will return to on a regular basis.

This book revealed so many wrong ideas I had surrounding food and my body image. It is so freeing. I wish I had learned these things earlier in my life. Definitely worth the read. If you have a chance check out her blog as well. She gives us so much good information.

Ok I get it... if you are like me you picked up this book because you couldn't bare the vicious cycle one more day of trying to eat better, be healthy, get a better body, stop overeating, stop food cravings... quit sugar once and for all! In a way I hoped that finding freedom also meant a nice plan I could follow and also get skinny! Oh my gosh did Heather shatter all that and blow my mind in such a loving way....with so much kindness and understanding she spoke my words, described my pain and told my story! But more importantly unlike any other book I've ever read on this subject ( and there have been a lot) Heather opened my eyes and reached my heart in a way I didn't think possible... to truly feel loved and valued for the first time... just as I am... and yes many people may shy away when they hear it's through Jesus. But give yourself the greatest gift and just be open and willing to allow your heart to believe what she shares...the peace and joy I now experience after 20 years of struggle and many many many other forms of help... she started me down a path and now I will do anything to stay in this freedom from comparison! Freedom from the Burden of Better (yup she wrote a second book titled that! I couldn't read that one fast enough after I finished this!) she also has an amazing podcast and hearing her speak is like the warmest hug from a true friend. I've had the privilege of getting to know her through her podcast.. and even group couching because yes she is real and she cares! And she is offering the same freedom she has walked through... it's real and life changing and I'm forever grateful I picked up this book!

A great read and so simple really. Jesus is the antidote for all of life's ailments. Body image is no different. It made me sick for so long but Jesus is the cure. I'm excited to start on a new path. Highly recommended to get off the hamster wheel of believing the lie that how our body looks equals our worth.

This book made me laugh, and it made me think. It has taught me to stop and ask myself, why are you thinking that? Who are you comparing yourself to, and why? Good easy read.

LOVE this part of the book “I believe that just as the enemy of our soul, Satan, uses pornography to cripple and bind men, he uses the body image issue to destroy women.”Ladies (and men would understand us a lot better if they would read this, too), this book isn’t like anything you have grabbed off the Christian bookstore shelf. I picked this up expecting to be constantly reminded we are images of God and should do more praying and less eating in stressful times, surround ourselves with Godly women. Bla..Bla... We have all heard it! Wow, was I wrong! This book is amazing and speaks truth into societies never-ending pressure to be someone we were never meant to be. There are so many lies we believe, whether we know it or not, that just become part of our daily routine. Examining those brings an amazing freedom from the comparison I didn’t even realize I needed. Not only is Heather an amazing author, this book is hysterical! There are questions at the end of each chapter, but I must admit, the first time I read it I skipped them because I couldn’t put the book down! I have since gone back and read and completed the questions, twice. It’s next in line for my husband to read too. I think it will bring him an understanding of what women face like he’s never known. Thanks for this amazing book, Heather!