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 […]
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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 & 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 […]
True Beauty
There is only one YOU. You are unique. You are beautiful. You are amazing. You are worthy. You are enough. Own that shit and be proud of every little nuance that makes you who you are and then show up because you bring value just by showing up and being yourself! It took […]
Body Positivity And Weight Loss – Can They Go Hand In Hand?
One of the toughest things about being in the body positivity, fat acceptance, health at every size, space is that most (not all) people in this space have very strong opinions about the fact you cannot be a part of this space if you want to lose weight or do lose weight. Trust me, I’ve […]