Meet Becca — Pioneer, Visionary, and Environmentally-Friendly Taxidermist
March 23, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Art Therapy, Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Care
Real Deal exclusive interview with Becca: a Pioneer, Visionary and Environmentally-Friendly Taxidermist. I first met Becca about a year or so ago, when we both attended a production of NORMAL THE MUSICAL in Charleston, SC. Becca offered feedback that — to this day — has served as a catalyst for some new programs for our [...]
Emma Bell’s Painfully Powerful True Body Image War Story
March 12, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Guys, Healthy Communication, Loving Your Body, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Talking To Kids
The talented and generous Emma Bell shares with Real Deal her painful story of being bullied … When I was 6 years old I got in trouble for kissing my ‘boyfriend’ in preschool during reading. We thought we’d get married. When I was in 1st grade I serenaded the boy I liked with a rousing [...]
Healthy Body Image Tips for Pregnant Women and New Mothers
March 5, 2013 by Proud2BMe
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Fat Talk, Featured, Freedom, Healthy Coping, Media Literacy, Mindfulness, Moms & Sisters, Pregnancy, Recovery
These tips are adapted from Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat? The Essential Guide to Loving Your Body Before and After Baby (HCI Books) by Claire Mysko and Magali Amadei Take weight out of the equation. This might seem like a radical suggestion considering that pregnancy weight gain and post-baby weight loss are such [...]
Low-Fat Love 101: Raising Preteen Girls
March 3, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
In the battles we wage over accepting or resisting low-fat love in our lives, the greatest battle is with ourselves. When we develop a strong and positive sense of self we are less likely to settle in our relationships with romantic partners, friends, coworkers and others. When we feel good about ourselves we are less [...]
Family Based Therapy (FBT) Summary by Becky Henry 2013
February 19, 2013 by Becky Henry
Filed under Anorexia, Bulimia, Eating Disorders, Featured, Mental Health, Moms & Sisters, Parents, Recovery, Treatment
Family Based Therapy (FBT) Summary by Becky Henry 2013 – Thanks to Sharon Heywood at Adios Barbie for asking me to write my interpretations of this treatment model for her blog. Back in 2002, after two years of trying desperately to get my daughter’s eating disorder diagnosed we finally had the EDNOS diagnosis. I was relieved and thought [...]
BODY EMPOWERMENT – “Support Systems”
February 13, 2013 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Moms & Sisters, Parents, Recovery, Role Models
As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment,” here’s “Support Systems (Body Empowerment 52)” originally posted February 20, 2012, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. Check it out! About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, “Body Empowerment” is hosted and produced by NYC-based writer, performer, and eating disorder recovery advocate Caroline Rothstein. In an effort [...]
The 20 Year Battle With UTI’s … Finally Won
February 4, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Empowerment, Featured, Loving Your Body, Moms & Sisters, Pregnancy, Self-Care, Wellness
My first bladder infection occurred 20 years ago, when I was dating the guy “I wasn’t supposed to be dating.” Thanks Motorcycle Dude. So — naturally — I was a bit sheepish when I called my parents to ask them what it was. I remember my mom saying (… loudly), “there’s only two ways to [...]
Wasteful worry
January 10, 2013 by Doris Smeltzer
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Moms & Sisters, Recovery, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, What to Say, How to Say It
Updated and graciously re-posted from Gurze Publications: Occasionally I receive emails from a physician, whom I’ll call “Sue,” giving me an update on her life. She and I have never met—we live in different states—ours is an email relationship. She suffers with bulimia but no one in her life knows: not her family, friends [...]
Dear Teenage Girls, You’re Asking the Wrong Question (But It’s Not Your Fault)
December 8, 2012 by mamaV
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Empowerment, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion
This guest post graciously re-posted from Virginia Sole-Smith‘s blog. Time Magazine tells me there is a new and disturbing trend du jour: Teen girls posting YouTube videos in order to let the Interwebs decide the 2012 version of that age-old burning question: Hot or not? A quick survey of YouTube does indeed pull up dozens of videos [...]
I’m Years from Motherhood and I’m Already Sick of Post-Baby Weight Loss Stories
August 15, 2012 by Proud2BMe
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Fitness, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Pregnancy, Self Esteem
By Catherine Weingarten–”Sexy, post-pregnancy body” articles don’t just affect pregnant women and mothers. This is my story of learning how to be critical of these messages and think for myself. Growing up, I was an avid trashy magazine reader. Okay, I’ll admit that I still read them, but in a more distanced way. There was [...]
