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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Find Your Beautiful
So, the other day, I was shopping for a dear friend’s birthday when I came across this print by Cindy Wunsch. For the last few years, when concerning body […]
Operation Beautiful
Every Friday in class, a student presents a “current event” in the world of body image. This past Friday, one of my students told the class about Operation Beautiful, a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shut Up: Bringing America's People to Reality
As a teacher and speaker on body image issues, I have the good fortune of going around the country to help people process the experiences that have formulated their body […]
Whatcha watching?
I came across a fascinating article today in Science Daily that revaled findings from a recent study on young people who have sex before the age of 15. Myeshia Price and […]
