shine day 29: spark your self-acceptance by creating boundaries
Yesterday, we talked about how the comments that are made to us are actually never really about us. Today, we are taking that concept a bit further. Oftentimes, perhaps unintentionally, […]
shine day 28: spark your understanding that it is never about you
It’s never about you. You have a mother who laments your weight all of the time- no matter your size. You can be at your thinnest and certainly, she feels, […]
shine day 27: spark your self-acceptance with fruits and veggies
Perhaps you have heard of Meatless Monday. It is an international campaign to encourage people to go meatless on Mondays in the hopes of having an overall positive effect on […]
shine day 26: spark your self-acceptance by paying attention
BF and I honeymooned in Scotland. It was before digital cameras and when I had all of our photos developed, I noticed that I had repeatedly snapped photos of two […]
shine day 25: spark your self-acceptance with a media fast
80% of women feel worse about themselves after seeing a beauty ad. $20 billion is spent on beauty marketing in the US annually. Clearly, there is a huge investment being […]
shine day 24: spark your self-acceptance with three small questions
When I lead workshops, I often give participants a series of prompts that I call Three Small Questions. The catch is that they aren’t small questions at all. They are […]
shine day 23: quench your thirst for self-acceptance
One of the things I have my students do in my body image class (and I also do it with retreat and workshop participants, too) is write a wellness prescription. […]
shine day 22: spark your commitment to something bigger than yourself
You want to know why I care about people feeling good in their skin? Because I believe that every single one of us was placed here on purpose. We are, […]
shine week 4 giveaways
I am so excited to announce this week’s shine giveaways. The weekly shine giveaway will take place on Fridays at 2 pm EST and all entries up to 1:59 PM […]
shine day 21: tune-up your self-acceptance
You know what makes me feel better? Belting out a song as if I am a rockstar. I always thought it was just me; that I was just some total […]
