Let your light shine
In our first house as a married couple, BF and I lived next door to the sweetest family with toddler boys that we just adored. One summer night, we were […]
Participate in a study on eating disorder recovery
One of the frustrations shared with me while I was conducting research for Hijas Americanas was how misunderstood Latinas who sought help for eating disorders felt. One young woman remembered being […]
Random Bits
It is back to school time for me (this Monday, the 22nd, I’ll be beginning my first class at 8 am which be followed by class #2 at 9:30 and […]
Putting You on Your List
Too often, when it comes to ourselves, we focus on the negative. What we’re doing wrong, what we shouldn’t have done, what we haven’t earned. And, yet, we would never […]
Looking for direction(s)
We were in the wood-paneled station wagon. I want to call it the old family station wagon but, back then, it was new. It would be fifteen more years before […]
Diving into your most beautiful you
Far too many women world-wide feel uncomfortable in our bodies. But as young children, many of us felt comfortable in our skin; our bodies were considered treasured instruments—endlessly expressive, valued, […]
Some Sort of Peace
I first welcomed Kate Giguere Morris as a guest blogger here a few weeks ago. Missed it? Go read her Small, Smaller, Smallest post now. You’ll be glad you did. […]
Women in the Media Reading List
So, I am teaching a totally new to me class this fall- Women in the Media- and designing it from scratch. Here’s my vision for it: Women in the Media […]
Healthy = Pretty
I first met Aleigh Acerni about three or four years ago as a group of like minded women in our community gathered to talk about body image. At the time, Aleigh was the sassy, […]
Normal Girls
I first met Michelle Icard last summer as we discussed a film on the media’s impact on body image for a radio interview, and I felt a kinship to her instantly. […]
