Beautiful You

Ignite (and what to do if your word for the year won't come to you)

Ignite (and what to do if your word for the year won’t come to you)

In November, I started to scrawl potential words for the year in my little idea notebook.  They all felt really good, really close, but not like they were it. And […]

one simple word

one simple word

If you are like me, you awoke on January 1st with a feeling of possibility.  A whole new year awaits us.  Anything could happen.  And while the year ahead will […]

Wishing you a happy New Year!

Making 2015 Your Own

Making 2015 Your Own

Sweet 2014.  It had plenty of lessons for me.  It offered me some great growth opportunities and it allowed me to get more clear about what I am meant to […]

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

The Kids Are Alright Fall 2014

At the end of each semester, my body image students write a process paper where they synthesize their learning- both personal and academic- for the semester. These papers are always […]

Claim your intention for 2015!

Claim your intention for 2015!

With a new year approaching, you have likely thought about your goals. But have you thought about how you most want to feel in your life so you can allow […]

the world needs your lightness: a letter to my body image students on our last day of class

the world needs your lightness: a letter to my body image students on our last day of class

And so we are done. But here’s the thing:  you are not done (and neither am I). That is, once you have accepted it, the great miracle and joy of […]

I celebrate the vessel that I have been given.

The end of semester is here which means I am throat deep in reading really brilliant, inspiring papers from my students.  That’s the good news. T he bad news is […]

It is time for an end of year personal summit.

It’s that time of year where the crush of so many things-holiday parties, gift shopping, wrapping, baking, decorating, merry making, thank you note writing, end of year donating, etc- begins […]