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Your Wishes for Your Future Self
Have you ever considered writing a letter to your future self, 10 years from now? Really going into all the wishes for your future self that are simmering beneath the surface of your everyday life? No? Well, today’s your day to dive into this powerful and reflective...
As I Began to Love Myself – Self-Love Poem by Charlie Chaplin
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”. As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody As I try to force my...
Self-care is for everyone – 10 world-class bloggers and entrepreneurs share their secrets
One of the questions I get asked the most is: What do you do to take care of yourself? How do you deal with the stress of life, travel and, well, the recovery from mental illness? I have blogged, podcasted and vlogged extensively and passionately about my favorite...
Birthdays, Skinny Jeans and lots of Chocolate
Today's my birthday!!!! Can we have a round of smiles and dance a little in our PJs while listening to Good Life by OneRepublic? Cool! Thanks for joining me in this silliness. I have to make a confession: I don't usually celebrate my birthday at all. I think the last...
A Chronic Dieter's First Week of Freedom
As I've shared last week, I've slipped a bit when it comes to eating, exercising and not being on a diet. I lost a bunch of weight and then, as it happens, I gained it all back with unexpected binges - painful and scary. After more than 2 years of recovery, I feel...
The Truth About Life in Recovery from an Eating Disorder
“I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost... I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I...
What do you do after you binge?
So, you’ve had a binge. You found yourself caught in the haze of eating—scooping ice cream, slathering butter on toast, piling on peanut butter. You wanted to stop, but you couldn’t. The urge pulled you in, and you kept going, eating without chewing, tasting, or truly...
Here's Why You Hold On to Your Old Story – (And How To Fix It)
You come home from school, exhausted, hungry, ready to take a few moments to breathe, relax and let the stress of the day fall away. You enter the door and my brother is already standing there, ready to attack, ready to abuse. And here comes the daily avalanche of...
Love Yourself More with 22 Simple Questions
I live for self-care. I breathe it. It’s what healed my eating disorder. It’s what made me let go of my past. It’s what’s patched my broken soul back together and it’s what keeps me grounded, loved and balanced on a daily basis. It’s a part of my life that I cannot...
Does Your Life Matter?
Are you living life to the full, using all the magic and power you have? Are you happy or do you feel like life is passing you by? I see many friends and family members complain about life all the time. It’s so hard. It’s boring. It's such a battle. You have to do...
Are you making these newbie body-love mistakes?
When I began to tap into loving my body and myself more than ever before, I was scared of all kinds of crazy s**t. I was terrified that loving my body meant not taking care of it. I thought that once I loved myself, I’d end up drinking too much, eating too much and...
When Life Gets in the Way
I wish I could tell you that your self-love journey and life will always be a smooth and easy ride. I wish I could tell you that there won't be any obstacles, any challenges, any misfortunes and pain. I wish I could tell you that life never gets in the way of your...