Lindy Olsen: Believe in Yourself, Get moving and Get Gorgeous from the inside out!
November 17, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Eating, Loving Your Body, Nutrition, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Wellness
For the first time in my life I am happy with myself, I am finally comfortable in my own skin and I love life. This is a statement that I am proud to be able to say, and if you’d asked me nine years ago how I felt about myself, my answer would have been […]
Interview with Revenge actor, Henri Esteve: stand up for yourself, otherwise no one else will
November 10, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Guys, Role Models, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I grew up in Miami, Fl. Raised by a strong Cuban mother. Left when I was 17 to NYC to train in theatre and pursue a career in acting. I now act for a living, and that’s an awesome thing to be able to say that […]
Interview: How Model Brian Shimansky Creates Better Living Space
October 20, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Healthy Eating, Role Models
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I was born and raised in New Jersey, and I’ve been modeling for six years, I’m currently with Soul Artist Management in New York. Can you tell us a bit about any upcoming projects or events that you are working on? Lookout for a new Versace […]
John Keefe of “Boys Like Girls” Wants You to Be Your Best
October 3, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Bullying, Featured, Music, Role Models, Self-Acceptance
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? My name is John Keefe, some know me as BEEF. I play drums in a band called Boys Like Girls, and another band called Best of Friends. I do some session work as well, most notably some recent things have been Daughtry’s new record, and Christina […]
Why Actress and Model Katy Johnson Believes in Talking It Out
September 9, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Body Image, Featured, Role Models, Theatre
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I am a 26 year old originally from Boone, Iowa. I’m currently living in France with my husband. I’m working on my personal training, nutrition degree and I’m modeling here and there, however work has been put on hold whilst being here, but I will be […]
Interview: Dion von Moltke and the Pursuit of Performance
September 4, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Athletes, Featured, Fitness, Healthy Eating, Livin in the Moment, Nutrition, Weight Stigma
We catch up with race car driver Dion Von Moltke, “To be honest, I don’t care how my body looks.”
Beyonce, Thank You for Making Feminism Cool Again
August 25, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Body Image, Dance, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Freedom, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Voice
If you saw the 2014 VMAs, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Beyonce closed the show and brought the house down with an incredible performance. It was everything from avant garde, to provocative, to unabashedly sexy, to touching. Besides her obvious, and stunning talent and beauty the underlying message was loud and clear, “I […]
Our Recent Interview with Anne McDaniels
July 16, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Featured, Role Models, Wellness
About Myself/What I Do: Hello and thank you so much for inviting me to do this! Originally from the Midwest, graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Business Degree, worked for a Fortune 100 Company for a couple of years before modeling in NYC, and finally transferring to LA. I’m a full time freelancing […]
Am I Only 77% as Valuable as a Guy?
April 3, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Activism, Advocacy, Empowerment, Featured, Finances, Finding Your Voice, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Parents, Politics, Self Esteem
Lately, we have been hearing a bit more in the media about the economic standing of women in the United States. Some of us might have heard that in forty percent of households women are the primary or only breadwinner. And we may have also heard that women make an average of seventy seven cents […]
A Love Letter to My Daughter
September 24, 2013 by Emma Wood
Filed under Body Image, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, What to Say, How to Say It
Dearest. As I fed you at 4 o’clock this morning I admired your beautiful face: the curve of your check, the peacefulness of your gently closed perfect eyelids with their fan of lashes, the ski slope curve of your up-turned nose. You are everything you need to be. You are beautiful, not because society says […]
