Image RESTored: Tear Down Shame and Insecurity to Experience a Body Image Renovation

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It is filled with stories from Rachael's life, advice, Scriptures, coloring pages to meditate on the Scriptures, and plenty of space to process one's thoughts. Whether you want to fix old family photos or perform digital restoration on film prints, it’s time to dig out that old shoebox or photo album from yesteryear and get to retouching.

Newspaper ad (1909) had bleed-through of ink from opposite side of sheet, and a wide range of darkness. But for water damaged photos or old ripped photos, you cannot rely on scanners but on photographic restoration. I’m so glad the author followed Gods leading in writing this manual to gain freedom from body image issues.

Gods view of us, and who He created us to be, is the key to healing, and Rachael’s tools put God front and center in the healing process.

It is considered important to ensure the original photograph is minimally damaged by environmental changes or careless handling. Body image struggles are so much more than a body issue—and finally, there’s a book that tells the whole story. I love how she mixes real life experience with a biblical worldview and the expertise of a therapist. In the end I went with restoring a much loved but very faded old colour photograph to a new black and white photo.

I have tried every diet and exercise regimen over the last 25 years; some have worked to help me lose weight for a period of time, but none have become a sustainable part of my lifestyle, nor have they repaired the damage done by the battering of cultural lies and cruel messages spoken by my family of origin about what is “beautiful”. Neil was able to fix some serious issues with a poor-quality photo scan, turning it into a great image suitable for publishing. The coloring pages are such a great addition- so I can process the message that God is giving me throughout the book while I slow down and rest/pause to color.