So what if your belly gets bigger? So what if your thighs touch? So what if your arms are flabby? So what? I mean, what’s going to happen? Who’s going to kill you? What’s the worst thing that can happen if you have one more roll on your belly? I...
While on vacation, walking around in my bikini all day long, seeing other women feel ashamed of their bodies, hearing women talk about diets and weight loss, I was reminded of the time when having a thigh gap was everything I could ever think about. I have obsessed...
For most of my life – and even now to a degree – I was committed to suffering. I thought it was noble to suffer. I thought it was the only way to live your life. I thought that this is just how things were. Life is a battle. It’s always a fight. You...
Every time you feel like you’re not good enough, choose yourself. Every time you feel drawn back to another diet, choose yourself, choose your best life, choose your highest purpose. Every time you want to change for him or her, choose yourself, choose your...
I am having one of those days where I really don’t want to do anything. I don’t want to journal. I don’t want to answer emails. I don’t want to show up. I don’t want to do anything but read/listen to music/be. I might be a birthday...
Alrighty, the wait is over, I’m 30. I’ve been thinking about this day for way longer than I care to admit. In fact, I remember lying in bed one night, at least 2 years ago, freaking out about turning thirty in a few years. There may even be a draft on my...
