Pretty
And here is the second video I promised you on Friday. This is another You Tube video of a slam poet (and yes, there is a four letter word in […]
Want to star in a book trailer?
When I was a kid, my brother (who will be mortified that I remember this and more mortified that I shared this in a public forum) and his friend wrote […]
a medley
So today’s post is sort of like a summer barbeque. There’s a little bit of everything on the table. Nugget # 1: Sometimes, in photos like these, I look at […]
Isn't she lovely? Beautiful You shows her face.
There are various moments when a book becomes real to her writer. There is the moment when a publisher says, “yes, that’s brilliant. I must have it” and you go to […]
Find Something You Love
Here’s another truth that I share with students in my body image seminar: You have to find something you love. Notice I didn’t say someone. Nope, we’re pretty good at […]
The kids are alright
As each semester draws to a close, I wonder if I have done enough. Have I helped my students at all? Are they better prepared to face the challenges in […]
A little self-awareness goes a very long way
I mentioned the other day that I have been reflecting on the absolutes that I preach while teaching the body image course. The last one I shared was that it […]
It's never about you
I am wrapping up my fourth semester of teaching in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Teaching this seminar on body image […]
You'd be so pretty if…
In the last few weeks, I’ve been moving through my to read shelf and I have one book that I want to share with you from a body image perspective. […]
An homage to the curls
My sister tells this story of me as a little girl that I just love. I am two years old and have a crazy tangle of curls lining my face, […]
