Hey, hi. How are you doing? I see you’ve been posting a lot about your body lately, and I thought we could talk about it for a minute or two. I saw your posts about hating your body and wanting to change it. I get that. We are told that …
You know when you’re clothes shopping and something doesn’t fit, and that feels really crappy? Chances are, you’ve hated your body for that lack of fit, not the clothes. One of the best things you can do for your body-related mental health is to flip that right on its head. It …
(Skip to the end if you’re looking for a Polar Plunge update. Start here if you’d like to hear about all the things I’m totally over these days.) Y’all, I am over so. many. things. I’ve reached a place in my body love/acceptance journey where I don’t have the patience or …
We’re almost a full month into 2016, so I’m gonna call it: This it The Year of Doing Things That Scare You. Are you in? First up: I’ve been asked to participate in a polar plunge, one of those fundraising events where you jump into a lake in the middle …
As the calendar rolls over to another year, it’s a great time to reflect on where we were, where we are, and where we want to go. Here are mine: Where I Was I used to be a person who was consumed by the idea of becoming smaller. I obsessively …
Y’all, I have noticed lately that a lot of people are sorry for a lot of things. If you’ve done something to hurt someone, then sure, sorry can be a good and necessary thing. But I feel like we’re apologizing for things that we don’t need to apologize for. …
I’m a big fan of superheroes. I watch Arrow, The Flash, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I love all of the Avengers. When I was little, I had an obsession with Spider-Man. So I was very excited to watch the new Netflix series Jessica Jones. I’m three episodes in so far, and …
Want to know something I’m completely done with? People who feel the need to one-up each other about how much they don’t like their bodies. Here’s an example. The other day, I overheard a conversation in which three women with thin, socially-acceptable bodies took turns trying to convince each other …
Sing it with me: You’ve got to know when to hold ’em know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run. I’ve spent the better part of the last six months trying to make a frustrating situation better, but nothing’s worked. So I’m taking …
Okay, so here’s what happened. I didn’t have any plans on Friday night, so I decided to head over to the gym to swim. Two of the three lanes in the pool were already taken up, so I hopped in the far lane, turned up the music, and started doing …
