If only I could have been this 16 year old

Meet Andre’a. A 16 year old girl who reached out to me and asked me to watch her video. As I watched, I kept thinking about why some of us seem to be naturally confident, self assured and acceptant of themselves, while the vast majority linger around in self loathing for a lifetime. So is [...]

Which Celebrities Make you Feel Good about your Body?

Does Katy Perry have good body image?  What about other stars who wear little and reveal much?  Kim Kardashian, for example.  Does she love her body? I got to thinking about whether we can discern someone’s body image after reading a post by Ashley at Nourishing the Soul.  Ashley has just announced that she is taking [...]

Miss Lori was fit to be a model and you could be too for Lane Bryant

I have had a number of interesting jobs over the course of my life. That’s pretty typical for gypsy actors,( as I like to think of myself). I have been a morning attendant at Blockbuster in Milwaukee, Bingo the Clown at the Ground Round n Boston, and the choreographer at a gentleman’s club in Downer’s [...]

Gaga Get Your Gear On!

I’m not sure if I missed some monumental shift in society that deemed clothes an option. But, if the fashion chronicles of her ladyship Gaga are anything to go by, it would seem that less is more when it comes to a day at the baseball match, concert performance, hanging out at a concert or [...]

Why Lady Gaga Is A Role Model for Girls

We’re all about original content at WeAretheRealDeal. But when I saw this post on Facebook (via Courtney Martin, author of Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, which I reviewed here), I couldn’t help but share this kick-ass article by Lilly @ RachelSimmons.com.

I want to be her when I grow up

I saw this picture of Artist Louise Bourgeois in a bookstore a few weekends ago, and it stopped me cold. What is it about this woman? And can I have some of it??! “Charisma” was the first word to come to mind. Followed by “confidence.” After getting past my amazement of her aura,  I moved [...]

Are we role models even if we don’t wanna be?

I’ve been thinking a lot about our panel at BlogHer lately. I know for me the session was only a fraction of the conversation & that much of the dialogue took place as I bumped into bloggers over the course of the weekend. I know for me the session was on the the beginning of [...]