Could You Avoid Mirrors for 1 Year? Kjerstin Gruys Did
June 12, 2013 by ADRIENNE TRIER-BIENIEK
Filed under Activism, Advocacy, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Music, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care
This past May sociology PhD candidate Kjerstin Gruys released the memoir “Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall: How I learned to Love My Body by Not Looking at it for a Year.” The book chronicled Gruys endeavor into wedding dress shopping, something that ended with her owning four possible wedding dresses. This experience, and her recovery […]
Dress Shopping is an Exercise in Loving My Body
May 24, 2013 by ADRIENNE TRIER-BIENIEK
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Loving Your Body, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Wellness
A few years ago I was shopping at a cute, trendy boutique with some friends. As we were rifling through the racks I spotted a sweet red dress, a halter that was short and flowy. As I picked it up my eyes went to the top of the dress, the part where there were two […]
Finding My Most Amazing Self
April 28, 2013 by ADRIENNE TRIER-BIENIEK
Filed under Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance
The woman who cuts my hair and gives it its natural shade of blonde said something to me the other day that brought me down a couple of pegs. I was having one of those days where I felt tired, I was cranky, I certainly did not feel pretty after waking up with a pimple […]
“Act Like a Lady”? Nah.
April 4, 2013 by ADRIENNE TRIER-BIENIEK
Filed under Dance, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Livin in the Moment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings
I run the Facebook page “Pop Culture Feminism“, a page dedicated to presenting challenges to the media’s representation of beauty. I spend a lot of time googling around, looking for positive body images quotes as well as inspirational sayings. I have seen my fair share of the oddities that the internet can serve up (my […]
Music and Healing
March 19, 2013 by ADRIENNE TRIER-BIENIEK
Filed under Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Coping, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Music, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Treatment
Songs: Tori Amos “Silent All These Years” Alicia Keys “Brand New Me” Welcome to my first column for We are the Real Deal! I am very excited to be contributing to the website and to share my appreciation for music and pop culture. To introduce myself, I have PhD in sociology and I study the […]
