Are Competition Commandos Controlling Your Brain?
July 30, 2012
By Guest Blogger
It’s safe to say that I’ve been known to have a bad attitude when it comes to meeting new people. And though I’ve become more open over time, my husband is still programmed to say, “Babe, I know you don’t like new people, but there is someone you really have to meet.” Bizarre, right? What’s up with that? I’m a happy, outgoing, easy with a smile, kind of a person. I like people. My job… Read More >
Self-love Means More Than Taking a Bath
July 9, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I work for a career-change guidance organization, helping folks who have perhaps taken a path that doesn’t suit them and instead nudging them toward something more innately ‘them’. I am also on my own path of personal realignment. Frequently I have seen this type of self-directed change take a fairly long time, with some resistance. Speaking for myself, after eking out my passions, what I’d like to do, what I’m drawn to, there’s always been… Read More >
Healing the “wHOLE”
June 25, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I understand struggling with low esteem and having dampened spirits. I know from working through my own bewilderment the importance and healing power that came from valuing the “hole” that is part of my whole. And, through experiences with clients who have worked their way out of the hole, I observed the value of accepting each one’s individual hole. I applaud all of our grace and courage, while acknowledging the process does not always look… Read More >
Are You Addicted to Social Media?
January 6, 2012
By Gabrielle Bernstein
Do you refresh Facebook fifteen times an hour to track the likes on your status? It’s likely the answer is yes. In some way or another, many of us have become slightly (or not so slightly) obsessed with the social media feedback loop. While it may seem like a sign of the times, it’s actually just another way we reinforce a desperate need to feel good enough. Social media has offered us a new way… Read More >
What a Supermodel Taught Me About Comparing Yourself to Others
March 24, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Nicole Burley, M.Ed A few months ago, I walked in to my yoga class and discovered that the woman on the mat next to me was a famous lingerie supermodel. Gulp. I knew her at once. She was one of those models who was so exotic and desirable that I actually knew her by name, not just by face. I had seen her on billboards all over Manhattan, pouting at me in her underwear, spilling… 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 >
How Yoga Helped Me Get Over My Ex
May 13, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Jennifer Garam Two and a half years ago, I tried Bikram yoga and I hated it. As I was lying on my back in a pool of my own sweat in Savasana at the end of class, the teacher urged new students to come back the next day because it “gets better,” and my internal dialogue screamed, “NO FREAKIN’ WAY!” Then, as I burst out the front door and into the cool fall air… Read More >
How to Stand Up to Your Inner Mean Girl
March 16, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Amy Ahlers “You don’t deserve it.” “Who do you think you are?” “This will never work out for you, you know that, right?” Recognize that voice? It’s the voice of your Inner Mean Girl. She’s negative. She’s catty. She’s judgmental. She compares your worst to everyone else’s best—in her eyes, you lose every time. She spews cruel words at you and makes you feel like you are in seventh grade again. Her favorite thing… 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 >
