Hush!
This past Friday’s Body Image class was on Parents, Peers, and Body Image. Usually this class is a heartbreaker for me, personal stories illustrating how parents can go awry, negatively […]
Word for the Year
In my mid-twenties, I was in a workshop at a conference where we were asked to come up with one word that described our mission and then follow that with […]
Changing Your Mind
What’s the secret? I am often asked. What’s the secret to body image happiness? And here is my answer: achieving body image happiness is not about standing in front of the bathroom […]
When fear actually means bravery
This past Saturday, the newest Circle de Luz class– just 10 days into the program- were scheduled for a day at a local challenge course. The challenge course comes with […]
Looking In
I believe that one of the best ways to gain perspective, grow as an individual, and boost one’s sense of self is through journaling. I am teaching a journaling workshop Tuesday […]
On a mission
Writing a personal mission statement is something that I always had my college and summer students (who were in high school) do. Mission statements allow you to voice what it is […]
We are all Susan Boyle
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY] If you own a television or computer, you caught wind of the Susan Boyle story last week. A 47 year old Scottish lady gets the chance to sing for […]
Insights
So, when I was in high school, I went on a leadership retreat and one of the tasks we were given was to go off with one other person and […]
Reflecting
So Mondays on Hijas Americanas are dedicated to reflection, self-awareness, self-esteem, identity (because all those things play into becoming our fully realized best selves; beautiful ‘us’es if you will). […]
Peace
A few years ago, I came across a greeting card that read, “Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard […]
