Shining a Light on Body Image
February 28, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Body image is more than your goal weight or how your legs are defined; it’s fully enjoying the mystery and pleasure of the body and of your life as a whole. This includes being comfortable in your femininity, your sexuality and giving your authentic gifts — not what society thinks you “should be” doing. Controlling the body and weight is often a subconscious surrogate for trying to control uncertainty. Fear and doubt arise about what… Read More >
5 Steps to Love Your Body
July 18, 2011
By Laurie Gerber
Summer is undeniably a good time to deal with your body. We are all, the willing and the unwilling, forced to deal with our bodies. Even commercials on TV are telling us it’s time to rein in the calories. But it’s predictable that unless you dig in a new, deeper way, all your good intentions may be out the window. There’s a lot I can share with you in this area of life, from personal experience. For… Read More >
How Will You Show Your Body Some Love Today?
March 15, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Cora Poage For many years I was caught in a steamy, intimate and tumultuous relationship. I would call it codependent, maybe slightly abusive. I placed my “Ex” on a pedestal and truly saw him as an idol of sorts. If my Ex was kind to me, I had a fabulous day. If he was moody or “off,” my day was ruined. I was yearning for freedom from my partner, but I was too scared… Read More >
Love Yourself First
August 30, 2010
By Guest Blogger
“I’d rather be naked.” These were the words on the t-shirt I saw in Walgreens. It was a size that could only be worn by a young child. I smiled, thinking how self-love comes so naturally for young children. We are born loving ourselves soul, mind, and body, but as the years go on, we tend to forget that unconditional love and acceptance. For many, many years I did not love myself, especially my body.… Read More >
What I Learned in the Eye of the Storm
May 11, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Emme I, like many of you, have been to the belly of the beast and have made it back to share a tale or two… all I have to say is thank you God for getting me to this day and enabling me to share my journey! I am a lymphatic cancer survivor, the mother of my energetic beautiful daughter, recently divorced and dating, selling my home of 20 years, and leaping into the… Read More >
The Scale – PART 1
February 26, 2008
Hi LADIES! – And the few brave gents willing to put up with this post. LOL! This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Wow, the government has given us the green light to vent! They are sooooo kind, doing such a great job too (massive sarcasm). So without further adieu, I give you a delicious rant on LBS…. The scale is a bunch of numbers that mean nothing and EVERYTHING. That pesky, dangerous box… Read More >
