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Falling Into The Art of Doing Nothing (That Isn't Fun!)
What will happen to my life when I start doing nothing? It will become blissful… Will it? For a few months now, I’ve been feeling the call to just do nothing for longer periods of time. It’s not that I’m unhappy. It’s not that I’m overwhelmed. It’s not that I don’t...
{Love Yourself Up} Day 5: Indulge In Green
Eating healthy often has a bad rep as being restricting, boring, joyless. However, it doesn't have to be. Eating green can be fun, soul-nourishing, delish, juicy and varied. During my most restrictive times, I despised veggies and fruits and always, always, always...
{Love Yourself Up} Day 4: Breathe In & Breathe Out
Today's focus sounds simple, doesn't it? Breathing in and breathing out - we do it every second, but do we ever do it mindfully? I don't. At least I haven't done it 99% of my life. I just breathed. I mean, I had to. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here anymore, right?...
{Love Yourself Up} Day 3: Dream & Act
Welcome to Day 3 of Love Yourself Up. This day is all about dreaming and acting. Instead of dreaming up big, lofty goals, let's begin small and focus on the way we want to feel on a daily basis. So, as soon as you get done reading this post, take a few moments for...
{Love Yourself Up} Day 2: Feel Your Body
Today, we're going to focus on our magical body. Yup, I've said it: the body is magical. I truly believe that we are so blessed with the bodies we've been given - no matter how we feel about them. Think about all the things your body does for you on a daily bassis....
{Love Yourself Up} Day 1: Commit to (Self-)Love
It's Day 1 of the Love Yourself Up Challenge and we're beginning our dive into self-love and self-care with the single most important thing when it comes to this topic: the commitment to yourself. If you're like me, you've spend most of your life beating yourself up...
5 Unconventional Ways To Start Liking Yourself
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Joanna L K Moore. Body love, self-love, confidence, and self-esteem are abstract terms that no one ever really defines. We all know we’re supposed to be confident and like our bodies the way they are, but most of the self-love...
That Thing Called Motherhood – Having Johann After Years of Anorexia
„Pregnant.“ My gynecologist looked at me in surprise. She’d known me for more than a decade. Had gone through my eating disorder with me, had seen me at my worst and knew that I had just separated from my husband. Again. Mere 2 days before I sat on her chair. I...
Beginning to Love Yourself Again: A Guide To Build A Relationship With The Most Important Person In Your Life
You used to have it. That rock solid confidence. That playful way of engaging with yourself. You used to be fascinated with your feet, your fingers tasted like honey on a buttered bread. You used to feel light, excited, free. Most of all, you followed your inner core,...
Transforming Your Relationship With Food Won’t Make You Happy
There’s a lot of talk about how to change your relationship with food in order to finally be free, happy and healthy and it got me thinking: Do we have to have a relationship with food? Whether good or bad, is a relationship with food healthy and even sane? I say NO....
Free eBook: A Guide to Body-Acceptance- Real-Life Stories About Making Peace With The Body You Have
For most of my life, I’ve hated my body. I grew up wishing to be skinnier, wanting to look like Britney Spears, with toned abs and a perfect butt. I longed to have upper arms like Heidi Klum and long legs like Giselle Bundchen. All in all, I wanted to be everyone but...
Body-Love & Self-Care After Cancer
Today, I am super excited to share an interview with Llinos Mai Thomas with you. Llinos Mai Thomas is a writer, cancer survivor, mental health warrior and creative soul from Cardiff, UK. She shares her health journey to inspire others on the road to healing, and has...