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 […]
NEDAWalk in Spartanburg!
August 29, 2017 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Anorexia, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Featured, Guys, HAES, Males with Eating Disorders, Moms & Sisters, Politics, Prevention, Recovery, Treatment, What to Say, How to Say It
Join us for the first-ever National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) NEDA Walk in Spartanburg! Working in collaboration with Spartanburg County School District Six Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg School District 7 YMCA of Greater Spartanburg, NEDAWalks educate affected individuals and their families, while raising vital funds in the fight against eating disorders. Register here: www.nedawalk.org/spartanburg2017
I’m With Her, Because She’s Always Been With Me
October 3, 2016 by Robyn Hussa Farrell
Filed under Activism, Activism, Body Image, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Moms & Sisters, Politics, Recovery, Role Models
Graciously re-posted by Joslyn Smith. My family lived three miles down a dirt road in rural Arkansas. In 1990 my fifth grade class trip to the State Capitol in Little Rock introduced me to the work of the First Lady of Arkansas. She inspired me to think about how to make a difference in the […]
What If You Were Friends with Ingrid Nilsen or Caitlyn Jenner?
June 18, 2015 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Activism, Activism, Advocacy, Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Empowerment, Featured, Freedom, Guys, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, LGBT, Livin in the Moment, Media Literacy, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Moms & Sisters, Parents, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Wellness, Wellness, What to Say, How to Say It
This week I’m so inspired by Ingrid Nilsen. She shared a video about her coming out journey that is really sweet and beautiful. Nilsen courageously wore her heart on her sleeve talking about the inner struggle she experienced. When a friend or family member shares their inner being, let’s be there for them. How can […]
How Your Dinner Plate Can Affect Your Diet
May 30, 2015 by iaedp
Filed under Moms & Sisters
Graciously reposted from www.LauraCipulloLLC.com Did you know that your dinner plates can actually affect the amount of food you and your children consume? As a mom and dietitian, I understand the need for parents to feed their kids well while fostering a positive relationship with food. This relationship is more complicated than the nutritional value […]
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 […]
Am I an Instrument or an Ornament?
February 25, 2014 by Amy Leigh Mercree
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Empowerment, Exercise, Featured, Guys, Healthy Eating, Loving Your Body, Media Literacy, Moms & Sisters, Role Models, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Wellness
I just read a wonderful article on The Huffington Post. In it, Jennifer Aniston interviewed Gloria Steinem about life and feminism in 2014. It’s full of tons of great information but one especially potent statement stuck with me. Steinem said that women are taught to think of our bodies as ornaments and men are taught […]
Is Your Tween Hiding Her Lunch? by Laura Cipullo, RD, CDE, CEDRD
November 7, 2013 by iaedp
Filed under Eating Disorders, Moms & Sisters, Parents, Talking To Kids
REAL GRANDMOM ASKS: My 11 year old granddaughter is hiding her sandwiches and lunchables that are packed for her lunch in her room; sometimes before she even leaves for school. She takes a bite out of the sandwich or lunchable and puts in back in the container and seals it up, then hides it in her […]
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 […]
Australia and eating disorders research
July 19, 2013 by Becky Henry
Filed under Eating Disorders, Featured, Moms & Sisters
Hope Network Founder, Becky Henry is back to blogging and shares her experiences from eating disorders conference in Australia. What do Australia and eating disorders research have to do with an anniversary trip. Plenty it turns out. Read below and find out…for in the name of sanity, time and that ever elusive “life-balance” I’m always […]
