Guest author WendiLee is participating in a do-it-from-home class to unhook emotionally from sugar.   Last week my daughter had an altercation of sorts with another child in her school. Apparently my darling, honest, brazen little second grade daughter turned to a child in line and stated: “You’re going to be fat when you grow [...]

The Shape of a Mother, the brainchild of Bonnie Crowder, is a forum where women share photos of themselves before, during, and after pregnancy so they can see real women’s bodies and find greater love for them. Here’s more about Bonnie’s story of learning to love her body, both before and after motherhood: 1. What’s [...]

There are many components to a healthy body image. One of them is body pride:   being proud of the image that you see in the mirror. Loving our bodies means caring for our bodies so that they look and feel their best. It’s good to take pride in your body – to be the best [...]

Several years ago, I read Your Money or Your Life, a book that changed how I view spending. The authors suggest using money as a natural extension of your values. So, if you value health, you might spend more of your money on organic food. If you value community, you may give more to charity. [...]

The most popular body image essay I’ve written was this piece on measuring your body in love. Do you look at your body through the eyes of the heart, or the eyes of the critic? It was a similar question I posed to an audience of women and teen girls, as speaker at a body [...]

As you notice crow’s feet, wrinkles, grey hair, sag, chin hairs, and cellulite appear on your body, how do you react? Do milestone birthdays – 40, 50, 60 – cause you to panic? This was the subject of my conversation, Simple Self-Love, on What Really Matters, the Vicky and Jen podcast. As Vicky and Jen [...]

Feeling beautiful, I’ve found, has very little to do with the reflection in the mirror, and everything to do with the inner landscape. In my work, I’ve talked with countless stunning women who can neither see nor accept their beauty. I’ve also spoken with size four women who aren’t comfortable wearing a bathing suit in [...]