“Demystifies female bodies and shows them as they really look: curvy, sometimes pimply and never perfect.” –Glamour magazine

Yay! It’s only 10AM here in LA and it’s already been a great day! Body Drama got a shout-out in the January issue of Glamour magazine! Check out a quote from the article:

“Demystifies female bodies and shows them as they really look: curvy, sometimes pimply and never perfect.”
– Glamour magazine

Sweet! The full bit is on page 103 in the magazine.

AND, I got a “gold star” Hall of Fame review from TeensReadToo.com!

“Since I started this job of reviewing about a year and a half ago, I’ve had the privilege of reading a number of self-help type books geared towards girls and women and their bodies. I have to admit that none have been as comprehensive, helpful, and realistic as Body Drama. As an adult, and a married woman with two children, I still found this book to be extremely helpful, and even discovered information that I hadn’t previously known. Kudos to Ms. Redd for such an informative read. This one is a winner!”

– Jennifer Wardrip of TeensReadToo.com

Click here for the full TeensReadToo.com review!

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When I answered Nancy’s ad, I thought now here’s something that could change the course of life for someone else in the way I wished for. So I went. I had my body photographed. I talked about my insecurities. And you know what? It helped. It actually helped.

As I come closer to the book launch (15 more days!), I’ve had a lot of long discussions with some amazing reporters for various publications. I say “discussions,” because not only have my conversations been well over an hour with each reporter, but also half of the conversation almost always comes from their side about their own body drama and what they learned from the book (even the guys!). The cool thing about Body Drama is that having the book to talk about and defect to when things get a little *too* embarrassing opens up so many opportunities for people to come clean about what they’ve always been curious about, to spill on what’s been bothering them about their own bodies for many years, or to gossip about recent body dramas, like a zit that one reporter was trying to fight the urge to pop (note: DON’T pop zits! Popping spreads bacteria and could cause scarring. It says so on page 29.). It’s like, since I confess my most embarrassing body drama inside, why not share? And that’s awesome!

Anyway, the #1 question I always get from media and readers alike is, Where did you find the girls in the book and who are they? Stay tuned for more information on the where and how of it all, but I’m super-excited to share the who part of the question! I already started with Bianca’s story on Thanksgiving (see the post underneath this one), and many of the women will be participating in book signings and other New York City events once the book comes out. Because I knew y’all didn’t want to wait that long, and because there are a LOT of women in the book, I’m going to start posting messages that lot of the women wrote me about what participating in Body Drama meant to them. Here’s one from Nikki, who is currently a music teacher who teaches teens:

“I don’t pretend to think I was any different than a typical girl growing up: confused, shy, even embarrassed, particularly regarding my changing emotions and my body. While my mother was supportive, encouraging, and health-conscious, I don’t remember much outside of her aiding me in shaving my legs or dealing with my first period. I didn’t get a hold of any body books in my early teenage years, and now, looking back, I wish that I had something as comprehensive, informative and real as Body Drama.”

“I developed disordered eating: I went through bouts of not eating, exercise bulimia, and eventually, real bulimia. I worried about my sexual abnormalities, my body’s odd quirks, to the point of exhaustion. When I answered Nancy’s ad, I thought now here’s something that could change the course of life for someone else in the way I wished for. So I went. I had my body photographed. I talked about my insecurities. And you know what? It helped. It actually helped. Turns out, just the act of facing my issues in the hopes that they can be quelled for someone else was just the push I needed to break out of my own ruts. I am so grateful to Nancy for creating this book and including me in it. I am exceedingly glad the book is now available, and I intend to buy copies to give out like free samples as well as hold dear my own copy, understanding that help can come in all forms, including paperback.”

You’re amazing, Nikki, for sharing your story!

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Since I started this job of reviewing about a year and a half ago, I’ve had the privilege of reading a number of self-help type books geared towards girls and women and their bodies. I have to admit that none have been as comprehensive, helpful, and realistic as BODY DRAMA. This is a book that leaves nothing to the imagination, states complete truths instead of half-truths and myths, and answers the types of questions that many females, regardless of age, are sometimes
too embarrassed to ask — even in the company of their doctors. As an adult, and a married woman with two children, I still found this book to be extremely helpful, and even discovered information that I hadn’t previously known.

From your face to your skin, from your hair and nails to your reproductive organs, from skin problems to disease, from the natural shape of your body to the sometimes strange things that happen to said body, Ms. Redd covers them all — and in detail. There’s no hesitation here, and there’s definitely no embarrassment. There are only real answers to real questions that everyone, at one time or another, has wondered about. And if you haven’t wondered about it yet, believe
me, you will!

BODY DRAMA is filled with “fast facts,” drama scenarios, “how do I deal?” answers, and full-color photographs. This is a book that younger kids might giggle over, but that older teens will appreciate for its frankness. This is also a book that, once you get your copy, you won’t want to part with it. Share it with your daughter, your sister, your cousin, your friend. Don’t be ashamed of the body you were born with. Get the answers you need to be healthy and happy.

Kudos to Ms. Redd for such an informative read. This one is a winner!

by Jennifer Wardrip

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YPulse.com
By Alli Decker

Body Drama Has Balls

I just received a great book from author Nancy Redd, called Body Drama. The cover reads, “Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers” and as far as I can tell it covers everything and is definitely, well… real. At first, I was a little shocked to see the entire page of vaginas and to read a page dedicated solely to slang for breasts but I got over it. This generation of young girls has been raised in an especially casual, sexualized world and anything short of down and dirty would get tossed in the trash. Redd delivers a lot of great information for girls about what it’s like to live in their female bodies, and how to inhabit it with pride and care.

When I first got Body Drama I called my sister. She’s a school nurse and all-around girl power, rock-star and I wanted her to know about it. We both agreed it’s a must-have for school health offices. We also talked about how we hadn’t really seen a lot naked women growing up. (There’s a sentence you don’t write everyday.) My parents weren’t the walk-around-house-naked types. HBO got turned off when they went out, and there were no Playboys lying around. I think all of that’s good, of course, but at the same time, I had no other positive point of reference. When it comes to our bodies, as young women, we really need to feel safe and normal. I believe that comes from exposure to what real human beings look like… feeling safe and normal.
Here’s a great article at Healthline.com I agree with this writer: this is just the kind of book you want lying around for your daughter to just happen upon. She may giggle her way through it with her friends but she’ll get the message, and it’s an important one: We all have bodies, embrace yours.

I recently interviewed Nancy Redd about Body Drama and, by the way, she seems to be the real deal too.

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