No one likes to feel helpless. We find it psychologically unbearable and inside ourselves we may try to make ourselves part author of our misfortune rather than simply the recipient of it. Susie Orbach authorfeelfind Change image and share on social
I've always felt very sympathetic from the first days of writing about women that, whatever the woman, whether she is trying to be a woman in the conventional sense or breaking the boundaries, those struggles are quite difficult. Susie Orbach boundarybreakconventional share on social
Dare to be as physically robust and varied as you always were. Susie Orbach darephysicallyrobust Change image and share on social
Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial. Susie Orbach denialfatpowerlessness Change image and share on social
There is no such thing as a neutral therapist. Susie Orbach neutraltherapistthing Change image and share on social
Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect. Susie Orbach bodyextendmission Change image and share on social
We accept there's an emotional aspect to life. But we're not very developed in our ways of understanding it. Susie Orbach acceptaspectdevelop Change image and share on social
I wish we could treat our bodies as the place we live from, rather than regard it as a place to be worked on, as though it were a disagreeable old kitchen in need of renovation and update. Susie Orbach bodydisagreeablekitchen Change image and share on social
A wanted pregnancy as much as a dreaded pregnancy can play differently than all one's previous imaginings. Susie Orbach differentlydreadimagining Change image and share on social
Our idea of a healthy body is so destabilised that insecure people have come to bolster their own bodies by deeming others - those with fat bodies - less worthy, less capable and less employable. Susie Orbach bodybolstercapable Change image and share on social
