The Weekly Spark: Write Yourself a Poem
Little known fact: April is National Poetry Month. Even lesser known fact: I started my writing career as a poet and had a double focus in graduate school on non-fiction […]
The Weekly Spark: Understand Self-Acceptance
You have to love yourself. Women hear this adage and they panic. “But love is so big, so total, so absolute,” we think. “And sometimes I don’t really like what […]
thoughts on self-love
I am honored to be over at Weightless on Psych Central today (read this blog regularly if you aren’t already. Margarita, the brains and heart behind Weightless, is amazing and […]
Rooted in self-compassion
Happy Love Your Body Day! I encourage you to sign the Body Warrior Pledge as a conscious commitment to love your body (added bonus: someone who signs it is going […]
flipping the switch (from self-hate to self-acceptance)
collegiate me (and, no, no, not the crush). I was maybe 20 at the time, working at a summer program with a few […]
shine day 30: define self-acceptance for you
Today’s post comes from the oh-so wholehearted Mara Glatzel. I am wild about Mara’s energy and wisdom and am so excited to share her insights with you. Enjoy! When I […]
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 […]
shine day 15: Stop Measuring Your Worth
It started as a rhetorical question. “What are you willing to give up?” I asked my students. “What standard are you holding yourself to that isn’t real or fair or […]
flipping the switch (from self-hate to self-acceptance)
I was maybe 20 at the time, working at a summer program with a few of my favorite friends that I had made in college. One of those friends was […]
Are style and self-acceptance compatible?
Today, I am at Voxxi Mujer asking (and answering) the question of whether or not style/ fashion/ make-up are compatible with self-acceptance? One excerpt? Taking a self-accepting approach to […]
