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The Weekly Spark: Keeping Track

  Most of the time, our goals are actually multi-part affairs. I want to be a nurse, we say.  And, well, that takes getting our science pre-requisites in, getting into […]

the happy sheet: an act of survival

the happy sheet: an act of survival

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this moment

this moment

Friday Reflections

Friday Reflections

Friday Reflections is all about reflecting on the week by observing our senses.  My hope is that this will be a gentle, easy way to tune into how we are […]

Giving up the facade

Giving up the facade

In Spring 2011, I started All Natural Day as a way to celebrate our authentic, unaltered selves in the body image classes that I teach at the University of North […]

Rooted in self-compassion

Rooted in self-compassion

Happy Love Your Body Day!  I encourage you to sign the Body Warrior Pledge as a conscious commitment to love your body (added bonus: someone who signs it is going […]

38 things October update

38 things October update

The list is a way to encourage myself to try new things, branch out, do what I need to do. And, so, ambitiously, I open up a document on my […]

the weekly spark: use 25 words to describe you

the weekly spark: use 25 words to describe you

One of the things that has been most helpful to me in my development of self-awareness and, ultimately, self-acceptance is journaling.  For years, I journaled long hand and still have all […]

the happy sheet: don't ask for permission

the happy sheet: don’t ask for permission

this moment (a flashback)

this moment (a flashback)