The List: Journal Prompts
Sometimes, there is nothing more daunting then the sense that we should journal and the blank page that stares back at us saying, “Come on, come on!” If you are […]
Are you ready to live unbridled?
Unbridled Authenticity Maybe you’ve seen it, driving across the countryside on a warm day… a horse in the pasture off to your right. He lifts his head from grazing and […]
Find Something You Love
Here’s another truth that I share with students in my body image seminar: You have to find something you love. Notice I didn’t say someone. Nope, we’re pretty good at […]
Journal Prompts
A couple weeks ago, I blogged about how a little self-awareness goes a long way. Since I am always striving for more self-awareness and work to get there with some […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Excerpt from a poem I am loving right now: The Journey
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice… But little by little, as you left their […]
