When I was a little girl I began to believe I was a klutz. My father frequently told me this, others compared me to my sister who was apparently “coordinated”, and of course, good old Ma Martin in gym class did not do much to counter my ideas about my physical...
By Sophia Holly For a majority of my childhood, I felt alive and confident in my body. I played in the woods, I biked around my cul-de-sac for the fun of it, climbed trees, and danced to the beat of my own drum. One day at recess, this aliveness turned upside down. I...
By Lisa Newman The side street lured me with its quaint cobblestone, flickering lamps, and ancient buildings. “It’s a shortcut,” I told my teenage son, pointing to the map as I stepped forward. It was my first day in Amsterdam without a knowledgeable guide, and I was...
What really causes the pain, the fear, the agony? What really causes you to drop and cry? What really causes the overeating, the never-ever ending binge episodes? What really causes all this? Where does it come from? Where did it begin? Where does it end? And when? It...
This is what I need to say: Body-love. Happiness. Self-acceptance. Unlimited bliss. They’re not out there, flying around in the Universe, Too far to ever reach. This is what I need to say: 100 % joyful self-confidence. Boundless body-trust. The magic of the...
