(click image to open full size) Over the years of learning to love myself there was a lot of inner work that had to be done & still has to be done. This is an ongoing journey, not a destination, after all 😉 Getting to the place I am today, loving my body & self […]
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Just Because They’re An Expert Doesn’t Mean They Give Great Advice All The Time
Sometimes experts give pretty crappy advice… in my not so humble opinion! So I’m handing out a crappy advice trophy this week! In this case, I’m referring to a specific expert I’ve been one of their many raving groupies for over a year now and I’m backing up the term expert by the MASSIVE amounts […]
Loving Your Body: Accept Your Body As It Is Right Now
As women, we’re taught from a very early age that to be accepted, loved, successful, etc. we have to be thin and look a certain way. So its not surprising that throughout life, we have personal attributes that… well, disgust us. Maybe that’s a little drastic but I did spend 90% of my life, up […]
Straight Talk: Depression Sucks & 5 Things Helping Me Right Now
Depression sucks. Sometimes it hits me out of the blue. Other times, it’ll slowly creep in and I can pinpoint when/how it started. If you struggle with depression or have ever struggled with it, you will probably relate to some of what I’m about to share with you… Staying In Bed Later & Later / […]
What Body Positivity Is & Why It’s For Everyone
One of the things I get asked about often is body positivity and the body positive movement. As someone who used to hate my body &Â a few years ago said “eff you diet industry”, ditched the scale, started loving myself (fat & all), and found my love of plus-size modeling, I’m a huge body […]
It’s Time To Stretch
It’s not often you’ll find a business related post here on the blog, but when it comes to the Stretch Yourself Content Marketing Challenge I can’t help but not post about it. The Stretch Yourself Challenge (SYC) is on it’s 11th anniversary and I’ve participated every year except for maybe two or three at the […]