As a body image expert, weight is a very touchy topic for me. I care deeply about how women feel about themselves in their bodies. I care about whether they feel strong physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I care about how they feel energetically. I care about how they see themselves when they look in the mirror. And I care…
There is nothing like the holiday season to bring up pain and suffering for many of you. It is supposed to be a season of light and love and yet many of you find yourself overusing and overeating and feeling guilty for not doing enough or buying enough. It is exhausting! Your critical voice is a common and unfortunate constant…
I love people and I love fat people. I have complete respect for an overweight woman who has the courage and confidence to stride right into a gym full of people with healthy, fit bodies because she is the one who needs to be there most. God bless fat people in gyms! The thing is, it shouldn’t even be about…
For over 10 years I read these powerful words everyday, often many times a day (I carried them with me). The power in these statements helped my mind shift from pain to power. From hopelessness to possibility. These words instructed my life. I got them from a former coach and teacher of mine and I thank her all the time…
I lost my count on how many doctors have asked me how many children I have. They ask because my belly looks like I had kids and in reality I had NONE. Not this lifetime anyway. When I was in my early twenties I was so heavy that my skin couldn’t stand it and stretch marks broke out like a…
Getting Into Your Self-Love Zone This Summer… Summer (my favorite season) is almost complete and still– who else has memories of cookouts, county and state fairs, being in the pool or at the beach all day? These memories come flooding back to me. But that is the life of childhood, when summer vacation meant glorious weeks of no commitments. It’s…