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shine day 23:  quench your thirst for self-acceptance

shine day 23: quench your thirst for self-acceptance

One of the things I have my students do in my body image class (and I also do it with retreat and workshop participants, too) is write a wellness prescription. […]

shine day 22:  spark your commitment to something bigger than yourself

shine day 22: spark your commitment to something bigger than yourself

You want to know why I care about people feeling good in their skin? Because I believe that every single one of us was placed here on purpose.  We are, […]

shine week 4 giveaways

shine week 4 giveaways

I am so excited to announce this week’s shine giveaways. The weekly shine giveaway will take place on Fridays at 2 pm EST and all entries up to 1:59 PM […]

shine day 21: tune-up your self-acceptance

shine day 21: tune-up your self-acceptance

You know what makes me feel better? Belting out a song as if I am a rockstar. I always thought it was just me; that I was just some total […]

shine day 20:  Spark Your Best (and Breast) Health

shine day 20: Spark Your Best (and Breast) Health

Today’s guest post is from breast-cancer survivor Lee McCracken.  Lee is one of my former editors, and she is just the kindest, most true spirit.  I am so honored to […]

shine day 19: spark your self-acceptance with something new

shine day 19: spark your self-acceptance with something new

  It is a to do list of sorts– a giant idea board of things that I want to do before my next birthday.  Sometimes, the items on that list […]

shine day 18: Shine Your Natural Light

shine day 18: Shine Your Natural Light

I hear about every insecurity in the courses I teach on Body Image at UNC-Charlotte.  My students marvel at Jennifer Aniston’s perfect skin, reveal that their poor body image keeps […]

shine day 17: Be Good to Your Body

shine day 17: Be Good to Your Body

In my mid-twenties, I experienced a big ole’ heart break. After spending a fair amount of time sobbing on the couch, my roommate, who would probably tell you that she […]

Take the shine experience survey!

Take the shine experience survey!

    If you have completed one or sixteen days of shine, please take the shine experience survey. It is completely anonymous and doesn’t take more than 3 minutes (there […]