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 […]
Art Matters
Rush Beam, a Davidson, NC native, is hosting his first big city art show in San Francisco, CA this Friday, May 7th. Called Landscaped: Reflection, his collection of drawings and […]
Developing Your Child's Love of Reading
One of the defining things about me as a child was that I was a reader. I read at the table (until busted). I read in the bed after bedtime […]
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 […]
Going vegetarian
As you know, one of the things that I am interested in doing this year is eating in a way that manifests and sustains my energy (because parenting the spirited […]
Yoga Homework Continued
Here’s the end of the yoga homework (ie: gratitude list for 2 more days) for the week… Friday: the awesome running mix one of my best friends from childhood sent […]
Natural Highs
When I taught high school, I always gave my students something I called a Happy Sheet on Fridays. It was a piece of mental goodness, a lens they could use […]
Please don't please me
‘I could date anyone.” That, I am ashamed and embarrassed to admit, is a concrete thought I had around the age of 18. This thought wouldn’t be so bad if […]
A word with Kate Moss (or nothing looks as good as confidence feels)
So, I had a guest column appear in the Style section of last week’s Charlotte Observer. It was editted down a bit so, in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness […]
