Body Image and the Truth about Weight Loss

  There is a voice in my head –  it is a constant monologue of ‘shoulds and shouldn’ts’ – “You shouldn’t eat that cookie”, “You should probably work out some more”, “ You shouldn’t wear that because it makes you look fat”, You shouldn’t even bother trying on a bikini, it’s going to look gross anyway.” “You should maybe just stop eating READ MORE

Dare to be Real in a Digital World

  I wonder what you see when you look at this picture? I wonder if you notice the no makeup, zero primping, wrinkles and silver hairs. I wonder what you think of me? Actually, I don’t. I dare to be REAL. I love my eye lines that show the hearty laughter that has passed through my READ MORE

Body Positive Is Easy to Say – Much Harder to Do

Ok – Shit. That time has come. Lately I’ve been challenging myself to write about all of the um, challenging aspects of my life that I have preferred to just stow away in a closet somewhere. In the past, rather than really dig deep and do any big work on these challenges, I’ve opted to READ MORE