From my readings…
Here is a little medley of stuff that might be interesting to you from things I read this past weekend (I have so many magazines and Google Alerts piled up that […]
create a happy life list
You know that I am a girl with a list. Some people write life lists, mine’s a year list, but, in general, I love any good list. So imagine my […]
The perfect comeback
So, Friday’s class topic was Parents, Peers, and Body Image. It was a rich discussion– and we all realized that, unfortunately, a lot of the ways the we […]
A creative take on birthday celebrations
You know already that every year on my birthday I write a list of things to do in the coming year. Celebrating birthdays in an alternative way really speaks to […]
I was a Teenage Feminist
In the greater Charlotte area? Mark your calendars! View the documentary “I Was a Teenage Feminist” and meet the film’s director, Therese Schecter. Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 […]
more on teenage pregnancy
Thanks so much to Monica Olivera, the owner of Latin baby– an on-line baby boutique for Hispanic families- who recently wrote an article about the Latina teen pregnancy rate on her blog, […]
An Assignment
So, the first assignment I am giving my body image seminar students is to write a body image autobiography. Here’s the background and the questions if you are so inclined… […]
Thanks, body.
in honor of day one of the body image course I am teaching this semester… Why, I say, should I ever have bitterly blamed [my body] for such trifles as […]
Bigger Stronger Faster *
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8nOKJTL6Tg] I am looking into media (documentaries, movies, etc) to share with my body image class this fall and came across Bigger Stronger Faster* in my research. This documentary is […]
Mirror, mirror on the wall
the forehead (pre-expression lines) I was beginning to worry about… the haircut (circa 1992) I have returned to… I caught a few minutes of What Not to Wear today and […]
