The Invisible Line: Finding your voice and setting your boundaries
December 4, 2013 by Priscilla Jadallah
Filed under Activism, Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings
Boundaries and assertiveness for many people these words bring upon anxiety, fear and represent a negative task. For many people the ability to stand up for their inner needs and wants can be very difficult. Often times many people I encounter hold many of their emotions and thoughts within themselves. I know especially for the […]
Hope For The Holidays
December 4, 2013 by Priscilla Jadallah
Filed under Anorexia, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Bulimia, Depression, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Healthy Eating, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness
The holidays can be a very magical and special time for many people around the world but for others the holidays equate stress, anxiety, sadness or anger. This can be for a variety of reasons, familial issues, relationship issues, money issues, health issues the list goes on. For some reason the holiday season is the […]
Low-Fat Love 101: 10 Tips for Surviving and Thriving over the Holidays without Relatives or a Partner
December 1, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Empowerment, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
Many consider Thanksgiving the kick-off of holiday season. For many, it’s a difficult time. Holidays are touted as a time for family. Commercials, made-for-television movies and the images we see throughout popular culture and our own communities all reinforce that happy holidays are spent around a large dining room table with extended family, or snuggling […]
Empowered Dating: Loving Yourself, Having a Blast, & Treasuring What’s Important
November 20, 2013 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Guys, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Stress Management, Wellness
What does it really mean to be empowered? Confident. Secure. Self-assured. Yes, but also striving, learning, seeking to grow. And even more than that, there can be vulnerability in empowerment. In fact, there can be anything within an empowered person because the essence of empowerment is self-acceptance. A person who accepts herself can learn confidence […]
Choosing Love in Politics and Life
October 22, 2013 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Activism, Advocacy, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Communication, LGBT, Loving Your Body, Politics, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Volunteering, Wellness, Wellness
Well, I thought my first post for We Are the Real Deal, one of my favorite sites, would be about healthy relationships or self-empowerment but it turns out something kind of amazing has happened: someone has announced a political campaign based on love and dignity and I want to celebrate that with you today. Marianne […]
Finding Your Sanctuary
September 19, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under ADHD, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorder, Depression, Empowerment, Exercise, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Movement, Music, OCD, Parents, PTSD, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness, Writing and Poetry, Yoga and Meditation
Recently, my family and I were fortunate enough to discover The Wild Animal Sanctuary, a place in Colorado in which animals (carnivores like lions, tigers, and bears…oh my!) are rescued, often from misinformed people who attempt to keep such animals as pets. The animals are taken to an amazing facility of over 700 acres, in […]
BODY EMPOWERMENT – “Remaining Intuitive”
August 7, 2013 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Wellness
As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment,” here’s “Remaining Intuitive (Body Empowerment 79)” originally posted April 1, 2013, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. This video responds to a viewer’s question about maintaining self-care during recovery when experiencing self-harming or self-destructive thoughts. About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, “Body Empowerment” is hosted […]
Wedding Day Yoga Leads to Bliss
July 24, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Prevention, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Stress Management, Yoga, Yoga Therapy
This week I celebrated my wedding on the beach. My husband and I were married privately 6 months prior, and had decided we wanted to create a special beach wedding celebration with close friends and family. The thought was that it would be “easy” carefree and “simple” to host a gathering for 70 close friends. […]
BODY EMPOWERMENT – “‘Live Well. Sleep Well.’ with Nancy Rothstein”
July 17, 2013 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Mental Health, Self-Compassion, Stress Management, Wellness, Wellness
As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment,” here’s “‘Live Well. Sleep Well’ with Nancy Rothstein (Body Empowerment 76)” originally posted February 18, 2013, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. Guest Nancy Rothstein, the Sleep Ambassador, talks about the importance of sleep for our body’s well-being. About BODY EMPOWERMENT: Founded in 2008, “Body […]
High School Reunion: Friend or Foe?
July 1, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Fat Acceptance, Fat Talk, Featured, Guys, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Obesity, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Stress Management, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation
About a year ago, I was approached by my high school class president about heading up a committee for our class reunion (okay, I actually brought the subject up to him, so technically I volunteered…WHY do I bring these things on myself?!). Fast-forward 6 months, and things were shaping up well, including my creating a […]
