i'm a fan of project runway, but don't have cable, so i was watching it on www.mylifetime.com, and saw that they also have full episodes of carson kressley's "how to look good naked" -- he's the blonde funny flamboyant guy from "queer eye for the straight guy" but this show is for women.

he works with one woman each episode about her body image issues... which affect a woman's whole life, often meaning she doesn't swim at the pool with her kids, or doesn't have sex with her husband any more.

he starts with having her strip down to her bra and panties and look in the mirror, which usually results in tears and shame. then, over the period of a few days, he does confidence-building things, like putting a photo of her in her underwear up on a billboard, and having passers-by share what they think about her body, which is almost always positive. or having her compare herself to other women's bodies, only to find that she completely distorts how she looks and misjudges her own body.

there is a little bit of external make-over, like getting fitted for the right bra, and doing some shopping and a new haircut and makeup, but the real work is internal, helping each woman to understand that she is beautiful just the way she is, and that her body is great.

by the end of the show, the women do a nude photo shoot. it's amazing stuff.

have any of you seen it? if not, go check it out. i think it's one of the most powerful mind-shifting get-your-life-back shows i've seen in a long time. the first episode of season two was my favorite, like night and day, starting with a tired woman who'd lost her mojo and confidence, and ending with a bright shining woman who had a whole new view of her life, and her marriage.