Make Peace with Your Body
Check out the Body Warrior Pledge below to win a free, signed copy of Hijas. Just a few more days to get your name into the drawing. And, now, a […]
Living Dangerously
A report in today’s Charlotte Observer has undone me. Almost 1500 high school students in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system (the school system where I used to teach and whose […]
Note to Self
On Wednesday, I traveled to Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina to give a talk on some of the things that I learned while writing Hijas Americanas. It is always good to be back […]
Five Dollars
Valentine’s Day 1990 and 2007 My tenth grade World History teacher was tough as nails. I was a good history student, good at remembering dates and Trivial Pursuit-esque information and […]
Sex, Stereotypes, and Beauty
For 10 years, the National Organization for Women has been engaged in the Love Your Body Campaign: looking at ways that Hollywood, the fashion industry, and the media project images […]
Self-care and eating disorders
The headlines yesterday morning announced a new Miss America. Today, they told us that she once suffered from an eating disorder. There was a period when I was in high […]
A book for your teenage daughter
Last week, a comment on the blog led me to a new book out that’s getting an incredible amount of buzz. Written by Nancy Amanda Redd, a former Miss Virginia, […]
34 Things to Do Before Turning 35 Part 2
I bet most of you have heard of the new Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman movie, The Bucket List. In it, Nicholson and Freeman play terminal cancer patients who […]
Boosting your confidence
At book events, I am often asked how women can support one another in boosting confidence. I mentioned a few ideas in my suggestions for 2008 Resolutions (which Fighting Windmills […]
What Confucius said about beauty
I just came across an article by Fatima Chowdhury on body image in India. Below is an excerpt. Check the whole thing out here. Confucius once said: ‘Everything has beauty,but […]
