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Turn Into Your Very Own Mama Bear
Throughout your life, you see yourself through many lenses. You see yourself through the lens of society, of the media, of the fashion and beauty industry. You see yourself through the lens of your friends, your co-workers, your boss and maybe even your parents. Most...
Life on the Wire with Jenn Friedman
Today, I am thrilled to share with you my interview with my friend Jenn Friedman. Jenn is a musician (singer/songwriter/piano-player), author, and Eating Disorder Recovery Advocate from Brooklyn, NY. She has shared her recovery message through discussion and...
How to Break a Very Sad Mood (and Finally Feel Happy Again)
Life has many seasons. Good times. Bad times. OK times. Life never stands still. It rises and ebbs. Its water takes you on a journey around the globe with beautiful sunshine and ruthless thunderstorms. Sometimes you’re swimming in love and then, you’re sinking in...
77 Self-Love Affirmations To Inspire Your Life
Positive affirmations are a powerful way of liberating yourself and sending positive vibes to the universe. They can be grounding, life-saving, energizing, motivating and inspiring. And they work miraculously when it comes to taking good care of your body, mind and...
How To Truly Listen to Your Body and Tap Into Its Wisdom
Tapping into the wisdom of your body is one of the best moves you can ever make in your life. Your body can help you to find your true hungers and define your most desired needs. Your body can help you to make big life decisions and go about small, everyday tasks....
A Lesson In Listening to Your Body
When you make a BIG decision in your life, do you ever listen to your body? I do - normally. But a few weeks ago I didn't and here's what happened. Have you ever experienced a situation where your mind was telling you one thing and your body was telling you something...
Coming Home – How to Find Yourself When You Feel Lost
I'm lost. Don't know where to turn. Don't know what to do. Don't know who I am. I'm lost. Feeling scared. Faithless. Broken. Torn. I'm lost. Why me? How me? To be? I'm lost. Well, to be honest. I am not. Not right now. But I used to be lost. Terribly so. I had no...
How to Make Your Pregnancy Super Awesome – Even if You’re Single
My pregnancy is starting to become real and I’m beginning to have those moments where I feel like I really want to share this magic with a loved one. As a single mom-to-be, there certainly is an element of melancholy silently simmering in the background. Will I be...
Loving Yourself and Your Body When Your Boyfriend Doesn’t
Has your partner ever told you - blatantly or indirectly - that he thinks you’re fat, or made cruel remarks about your physique? Unfortunately, I've been there. My ex would endlessly comment on my weight and how "deformed" my butt looked - painful words that left me...
How to Make Eating More Fun Again
Eating can be a pretty boring task. It can also be exciting or scary or wistful, menacing, the highlight of your day or even life. Eating has so many emotions attached to it that it's almost impossible to narrow them down. Most of us say that we absolutely ADORE food,...
Permission to Brag
I’ve had the best month of my life. Everything went great - from the job to my personal life. I was just on a high. And yes, I’m not afraid of bragging about how much I rocked. But bragging about ourselves isn’t something we often do, right? I mean, we feel...
How Meditation Helped Me Free Myself From Emotional Eating
I don't remember when I first heard about meditation. I don't remember when I first sat down to meditate. But I do remember being quite resistant to this form of self-care. I didn't "believe" in it, thought it was silly, something for new age hippies and anything but...