Beautiful You

Stay woke, dear heart.

Stay woke, dear heart.

We started together at a time when the world was changing– when it felt unfamiliar, maybe even broken to some of us, when it was shifting on its axis and […]

Permission Granted

Permission Granted

  Once during a high stress period in my life, I found myself racked with anxiety over the pressure I felt to do something that I just did not really […]

To what are you saying yes?

To what are you saying yes?

On Saturday, March 11th, I spoke at She’s Brave, a conference put on by Nourish CLT.  My topic? You Have to Say No to Say Yes.   We teach what […]

Announcing Find Your Center!

Announcing Find Your Center!

Do you have a daughter who is 11-14  & would love a pottery + self-acceptance day camp?   Find Your Center (June 26-30) might be perfect!   Have your daughter join […]

Join me on March 29th at Park Road Books!

In the Greater Charlotte area?   Mark your calendars!  I’ll be at Park Road Books on March 29th to talk  Beautiful You and self-acceptance  and you are invited! 

Learning the lesson the easiest way possible

A few weeks ago, I lost my breakfast. This is not some euphemistic way for me to say I was sick. Nope, I literally could not find my breakfast when […]

it is not about the cupcake

As has become tradition here on the blog, every Valentine’s Day, I tell the same story.  It’s the story of one of the biggest fights in my marriage to BF.  […]

Love-In

Hey there, dear heart. What a tender time it has been. I imagine that I am not alone in feeling that way. And so in response to all the hurts […]

Writing Your Wellness

Writing Your Wellness

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve shared my new year’s rituals here. Today, I want to talk about the third thing I do each new year: write a wellness prescription. […]

an open letter to my body image students on our first day of class

an open letter to my body image students on our first day of class

It is it the first day of body image class at my university and, as always, I’ll be ending class with this letter.   Yesterday, you looked in the mirror, […]