He Said, She Said
I took a hefty (read 15ish) stack of magazines with me on the plane to Ethiopia and collected some quotes about body image that I wanted to share with you. […]
What's on special today?
So, I am thinking about creating a regular blogging schedule for the site. Basically, I would have themes for each day’s post. I’ve come up with some themes and would […]
The Proust Questionnaire
So, one of my students from my body image class has a blog and did a cool post that I just had to do, too (because there is nothing I […]
What’s your word?
I was doing an interview the other day for an article that I am working on and was struck by a dialogue that we had about the idea of mission. […]
An Assignment
So, the first assignment I am giving my body image seminar students is to write a body image autobiography. Here’s the background and the questions if you are so inclined… […]
Fill in the blank
So I lead a lot of journaling workshops—mainly because I really believe in writing’s ability to help someone find her voice. People are initially resistant to journaling because they […]
A M'ija to Meet: Emily, Cuban-American
What I love about being Latina: The ability to travel to other countries and feel like a world citizen because of my knowledge of more than one culture and the […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Harriett
What I love about myself: I still get excited about new projects, ideas, and concepts. My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty: As I age, (now I am […]
A Body Warrior to Meet: Donna
What I love about myself: ability to have an interesting conversation with just about anyone My biggest challenge in accepting my body and beauty: is understanding why only one […]
Pay Up
I had the pleasure of heading to Amherst, Massachusetts last week for talks at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst College, and Mount Holyoke College. The trip was fabulous– from the […]