Wellness Matters
Today, I am blogging over at The Me First Movement about how I learned that taking care of myself was essential if I was going to be effective at […]
Note to Self
Today is my last body image class of the semester. It’s also the end of National Poetry Month. At the end of each semester, I begin to panic. Did I […]
Want a signed copy of Beautiful You or Hijas Americanas?
Would you like a signed copy of Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance and/or Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina for yourself or as a […]
Why does body image work even matter?
Today, I am guest posting over at Medicinal Marzipan on why body image work is so important. Here’s a quick excerpt: Body image work, you see, can really change […]
a blessing for this day…
Okay, I just couldn’t resist sharing this poem written by John O’Donohue. A dear friend sent it to me, and I found it such a lovely way to start the day that […]
Random Bits
Oh, the irony. Happy and I were shopping the other day when I let him pick his bubble bath. He got some Toy Story bubble bath for Christmas, and I […]
Breast Cancer Benefit
Today’s poem is about the remarkable strength and grace I’ve witnessed in cancer survivors, in this case, breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Benefit What matters is not the cancer. […]
Using your personality to make things work (at work)
“This is so clearly your classroom,” Jen said as she entered my room. She was right. It brimmed with my personality– bright posters, inspirational quotes, sorting tables for organized […]
Gringa
It’s National Poetry Month. And here’s a little know tid-bit: I almost didn’t end up a prose writer. I went to grad school because I was specifically interested in being […]
