Ann Kearney-Cooke, PhD, is the director of the Cincinnati Psychotherapy Institute. She has been named a distinguished scholar for the Partnership for Women's Health at Columbia University in New York, where she developed the curriculum for the Helping Girls Become Strong Women Project. She has lectured at more than 150 conferences and written on the treatment of eating disorders, body image, and self-esteem. She was honored as a fellow by the American Psychological Association for her outstanding contributions to the psychology of women. She is the psychological expert for the monthly "Ask The Therapist" column of Shape magazine. Her work has been featured on shows... Read full bio
...By Retouching is as common as it is controversial. Far from the seemingly ubiquitous Photoshop fails, the odd modification - a blemish removed here, a zit erased there - are as much a part of beauty images and magazines as the models themselves. But...
...By Retouching is as common as it is controversial. Far from the seemingly ubiquitous Photoshop fails, the odd modification - a blemish removed here, a zit erased there - are as much a part of beauty images and magazines as the models themselves. But...
...those ages 18 to 24. “Several years ago, retouching personal photos would have seemed strange, even vain,” says Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D., a Cincinnati psychologist and coauthor of The Life You Want. “This survey shows it’s common and women are...
...many others, proves that young women need help in order to accept and love their bodies. According to Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D., a Cincinnati psychologist, "It has become such an acceptable norm to put yourself down that if someone says she likes her...