Food for Thought

Twenty questions

Twenty questions

Back when Beautiful You was debuting, awesome Kate (she just calls herself Kate, I call her awesome) from Thighs and Offerings featured me and BY on her blog as part […]

Guest Post: Abandoned or Chosen?

Guest Post: Abandoned or Chosen?

I met KatieP on Twitter and am so glad I did.  Her blog is incredible: thoughtful, challenging in the best possible way, brave, pure.  This piece she generously shares with […]

looking for inspiration

looking for inspiration

This past Saturday, I drove to South Carolina to meet my sister and hear Jodi Picoult speak.  To pull it off, I had to turn over the bulk of my […]

Guest Post: Loving the Inevitable You!

Guest Post: Loving the Inevitable You!

I met Eileen Carter Campos through Voxxi.  We are both bloggers there, and I’ve loved her  heart-felt, honest renderings about everything from early breast cancer detection to falling in love. […]

our mirrored reflections...

our mirrored reflections…

A few semesters ago, I started All Natural Day as a way to celebrate our authentic, unaltered selves in the body image classes that I teach at the University of […]

Guest Post: On Loving Someone Who Doesn't Love Themselves

Guest Post: On Loving Someone Who Doesn’t Love Themselves

Today, I am honored to share this gorgeously thoughtful post from Mara of Medicinal Marzipan.  Mara is amazing– wise, vibrant, and vulnerable, and this piece is such a gift.  Enjoy! […]

Let's go fresh-faced.

Let’s go fresh-faced.

At an event the other night, a friend looked at me and said, “Your make-up looks really good today.  Did you do something different?” I had.  I’d put on a […]

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Yoga Isn’t All F#*king Sunshine and Rainbows

Today’s guest post is a gift from Tami Hackbarth of Teacher Goes Back to School.  Tami and I first met through adoption– she’s also an adoptive mother- and have connected […]

different kinds of pretty

different kinds of pretty

If given the chance to swivel my eyes around and see for sure, I am fairly certain that the hairs on my neck are raised. I am talking with a […]

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Express Yourself: 3 steps to better writing

Today’s guest blogger is Jodi Helmer.  I met Jodi a few years ago, not long after she moved to North Carolina from Portland, Oregon, and we instantly hit it off. […]