Phenomenal Women: A Portrait Gallery of Role Models by Robyn Hussa Farrell
May 28, 2018 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Art Therapy, Body Image, Creative Art, Empowerment, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Mindfulness, Moms & Sisters, Politics, Prevention, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Social Justice, Spirituality, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
In celebration of the 10th year of this empowerment blog site, #RealDeal Editor, Robyn Hussa Farrell, shares this “gallery of role models” and fierce women leaders. Each of the below paintings were created while reflecting on the abundance of women role models in my life. In honor and celebration of each of them, I wanted […]
Four Secrets to Authentic Love
April 15, 2015 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Featured, Guys, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Livin in the Moment, Self Esteem, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality, Stress Management, Wellness
As the saying goes, “Love is all around us.” Make a commitment today to see and experience love at least once per hour. Try it for a day. Notice the love with which a coworker holds the door for you with a smile. Notice the love between the couple in the car next you […]
Eating disorder recovery: using inspirational guides
October 28, 2014 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Drunkorexia, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Empowerment, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Males with Eating Disorders, Mindfulness, Obesity, Over-Exercise, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Writing and Poetry
Inspiring quotes and images can open your mind, invigorate your heart, refresh your soul and inspire your creative path. They offer support to your courage and commitment as you are steadfast on your path to eating disorder recovery. Try using inspirational quotes in your journal and meditations. Choose what seems right, familiar or challenging. Choose […]
Love Yourself and Make Your Summer Sizzle
June 3, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, HAES, Loving Your Body, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Spirituality, Stress Management, Wellness
Summer breezes, swimming on hot days, and steamy nights provide the perfect backdrop for a self love makeover. Enacting some of the principles of Spiritual Dating can make it happen! Spiritual Dating can take an unsatisfying romantic life and turn into a fulfilling, sensual, and emotionally safe celebration of love in all it’s forms. Here […]
Quotes for Healing, Support and Inspiration
March 3, 2014 by Joanna Poppink
Filed under Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Mental Health, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
Wisdom quotes you carry in your pocket or post on your wall can inspire your mind and heart plus help keep you on your recovery path. Here are a few you might not know. This one is a guide for anyone with separation difficulties.
wabi-sabi
January 14, 2014 by Jodi Rubin
Filed under Empowerment, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Mindfulness, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Wellness
“Wabi Sabi is a way of life that appreciates and accepts complexity while at the same time values simplicity. It nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect. To accept these realities is to accept contentment as the maturation of happiness, and to acknowledge […]
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 […]
Is yoga like stand-up comedy?
June 10, 2013 by Debra Hennesy
Filed under Addiction, ADHD, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorder, Body Image, Depression, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Exercise, Expressive Arts Therapies, Fat Talk, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Coping, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mindfulness, OCD, Parents, Prevention, PTSD, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Spirituality, Stress Management, Treatment, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation, Yoga Therapy
“You’re a yoga teacher? Cool…show me something really impressive!” This is a typical response when I share that I teach yoga (and teach the teachers!). I think that it must be what stand-up comedians feel when they divulge what they do, and hear the inevitable “Say something funny!” Oh, the pressure! When I get that […]
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, […]
