Lessons Learned From Zach Sobiech
May 24, 2013 by Arianna Merritt
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Guys, Healthy Coping, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Music, Role Models, Self Esteem, Sharing Feelings, Voice, Wellness
As you know, I love sharing stories of people who have impacted my journey. I was saddened to find out that a beautiful soul, Zach Sobiech, lost his battle to cancer earlier this week. Zach was only 18 years old when he died but in his short time he embraced life to the fullest. His [...]
Birds-Eye View
May 6, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Empowerment, Exercise, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Spirituality, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Therapy
The last time I went to Pikes Peak (not far from the place that I now call home), I had no intention of doing anything other than hiking and enjoying the scenery with my husband. Little did I know that I would have two experiences that changed how I feel about the world around me, [...]
3 Easy Ways to Increase Your Mental Fitness
May 3, 2013 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Body Image, Eating Disorders, Featured, Healthy Coping, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Stress Management, Writing and Poetry, Yoga and Meditation
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Growth Takes Time: Lessons Learned from Trees
April 26, 2013 by Arianna Merritt
Filed under Livin in the Moment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Movement, Self-Care, Wellness
Life lessons can be learned anywhere. This week, I was reminded of the importance of patience while in a wooded trail around a lake. Nature empowers my personal growth, so I seek it out whenever possible. I choose, whenever possible, to exercise outdoors, as it combines my love of fitness with inspiring surroundings. During a [...]
Musical Inspiration
April 18, 2013 by Tracy
Filed under Featured, Finding Your Voice, Music, Writing and Poetry
I am a writer. Plain and simple. It is more than my title, but less than my sum. Writing is my hobby, my passion, my job. It is what I do at work and what I do on my days off. I can’t say it absorbs every one of my waking thoughts, but it comes [...]
BODY EMPOWERMENT – “Movement”
April 17, 2013 by Caroline Rothstein
Filed under Body Image, Exercise, Expressive Arts, Featured, Movement
As part of the weekly Wednesday posting of my ongoing YouTube series “Body Empowerment,” here’s “Movement (Body Empowerment 62)” originally posted July 16, 2012, on YouTube.com by Caroline Rothstein. In this video, Caroline talks about intuitive movement, and really listening to our bodies desires for movements, rather than imposing what our brains – or the media! – [...]
The Blessing of Affirmations
April 9, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Activism, Anxiety, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Prevention, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Stress Management, Treatment, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Therapy
When you look in the mirror, what’s the first thing you say to yourself? If you are like most women, it’s not something kind or complimentary. Most of us are WAY too hard on ourselves, and the media doesn’t help with that. Think about it…can you recall ONE company that promotes happiness with what IS [...]
“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 [...]
Low-Fat Love 101: Cultivating Your Identity
March 31, 2013 by Patricia Leavy
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Featured, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance
Last month my blog offered advice on how parents can help their daughters develop a positive sense of self. My first piece of advice centered in the importance of cultivating independent interests and skills, such as activities in the arts. This advice came from a personal place as my daughter Madeline (12 years old) has [...]
Dancing Again
March 25, 2013 by mamaV
Filed under Dance, Dance Movement Therapy, Eating Disorders, Exercise, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Freedom, Loving Your Body, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality, Treatment, Wellness
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Mandi Degner. Last week, I finally took a long and honest look at myself in a mirror for the first time in my available memory of life. I didn’t hate her. I didn’t yell at her. I didn’t tell her she was ugly. On Tuesday, I just looked. On [...]
