Beautiful You

From Love Your Body Day 2008

Stopping Negative Self-Talk

  Too many of us do it: berate and belittle ourselves until what’s left is simply defeat.  Eradicating negative self-talk (from I’m fat to I’m not loveable, from I’m incompetent […]

Girl Power Camp!

Have your daughter, niece, granddaughter, or young friend join  me and equine assisted learning specialists, Kris Batchelor and Morgan Ridenhour, for a special week of horsemanship and leadership. Activities will […]

Trying to Right a Wrong

Trying to Right a Wrong

“I’m heavy.”  This from the little boy in the backseat.  The two year old.  “What?”  I ask, my voice a bit frantic.   And so BF and I do what we […]

One of my favorite books of all times...

The Proust Questionnaire

Today’s journal writing prompts come from Marcel Proust.  Some background:  In the 19th century, French writer Marcel Proust stumbled upon a questionnaire called, “An Album to Record Thoughts, Feelings, ect.” […]

What's a girl to do without a boyfriend?  Everything.

What’s a girl to do without a boyfriend? Everything.

  Last week I had lunch with the sixth grade girls I visit at the local middle school.  “What’s up?”  I asked them as we started settling into our seats […]

Taking the note

Taking the note

  Sometimes (most times, um, all times) taking the time to write a blog post really is about taking the time to remind myself of what I most need.  And […]

Girl Power Camp!

Girl Power Camp!

Have your daughter, niece, granddaughter, or young friend join  me and equine assisted learning specialists, Kris Batchelor and Morgan Ridenhour, for a special week of horsemanship and leadership. Activities will […]

Use 25 words to define you

Use 25 words to define 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 […]

From an essay I wrote for Skirt! magazine.

Please don’t please me.

This post was originally published here on April 4, 2010.  ‘I could date anyone.”  That, I am ashamed and embarrassed to admit, is a concrete thought I had around the […]

Celebrating your birth- with a list!

Celebrating your birth- with a list!

Long-time readers know about my annual birthday list.  New readers might need a quick overview of the concept: Every year, I write a list of things to do before my […]