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Women are bombarded every single day by messages about how our bodies should look, feel, smell, move, and occupy space. When our bodies don’t match up with the images that we see, we can feel that we are Not Enough. The theme of Body gets at some of our most deeply held insecurities and stories of shame, but because shame can only dwell in darkness and secrecy, we’ll bring some of those stories into the spotlight.

New Year, New You?

2 January 2020 | 4-Minute Read

New Year, New You?

Welcome to a brand new decade! If you’re like the majority of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions, your top resolution probably has to do with your appearance. You may have resolved to “get fit” or “lose weight.” It’s understandable that the majority of women have issues when it . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Book Review: The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

9 January 2020 | 5-Minute Read

Book Review: The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

The first thing you notice about Sonya Renee Taylor’s book is its cover. Its vibrant purple, red, and orange halo that surround a mostly-nude woman capture your eyes . . . It is the author herself . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

A Conversation With… Tamara Greenberg

18 January 2020 | 2-Minute Read

A Conversation With… Tamara Greenberg

I was delighted to spend some time talking with Tamara Greenberg about Intuitive Eating, a lifestyle choice that allows us to develop healthy relationships with our bodies, the movement we do, and the foods we eat. Tamara is . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

What the Body Knows

31 January 2020 | 6-Minute Read

What the Body Knows

Perhaps my way of feeling art and music are my adult body reminding me of the drumbeat. The symphony or the Impressionist moves me at the cellular level, not because my mind sees and hears and thinks, “Oh, that’s lovely,” but because the music and the art take me in, flow through me, and excite my very . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

A Conversation With… Gwenda Sharp

4 January 2020 | 2-Minute Read

A Conversation With… Gwenda Sharp

Gwenda says, “I’m excited to share my thoughts on how women can have a positive view of their bodies, their health and themselves as they live life to the fullest and lift others up. Particularly the effects that their attitudes have not only on themselves but their daughters and other women in their lives.”. . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Book Review: Your Body Is Awesome

14 January 2020 | 3-Minute Read

Book Review: Your Body Is Awesome

Building a healthy body image starts at birth, and the children’s book Your Body Is Awesome: Body Respect for Children, written by Sigrún Daníelsdóttir and illustrated by Björk Bjarkadóttir, is a wonderful book to reinforce positive body awareness. As a psychologist . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

The Negative Side of Body Positivity

23 January 2020 | 6-Minute Read

The Negative Side of Body Positivity

When I first heard of the body positivity movement, I thought, “It’s about time.” It seems like such a simple idea: all bodies are different, so all bodies should be accepted and even celebrated as they are. “Body Positivity.” It sounds—you know—positive. So what can . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

A Conversation With… Debra McCall

1 February 2020 | 2-Minute Read

A Conversation With… Debra McCall

In this week’s podcast, I talk with Debra McCall about healing through body, mind, spirit work. Because of her extensive background in therapeutic practices, I invited Debra to talk with me about the wisdom of the body. A healing arts therapist . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Body of Evidence

7 January 2020 | 13-Minute Read

Body of Evidence

I have a body. Yep. And you have a body. That’s undeniable fact. Having a human body is a prerequisite for having this human experience. So why is it that most of us have so much baggage about our bodies—how they look, work, feel, and even smell? I could go off on another diatribe about the . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Body of Water

16 January 2020 | 3-Minute Read

Body of Water

All of us are bubbles in an ocean. Each of us has our own unique experiences that form the core of our bubble—all the stories we make up about our grief, shame, and pain. We can float around an entire lifetime adding to that . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Love Letters to My Body

28 January 2020 | 6-Minute Read

Love Letters to My Body

We live in a culture that is obsessed with bodies—and not in a good way. There are so many mixed messages about our bodies: first, they are miraculous, amazing pieces of art, but we are made to feel disgust for what they produce. Digestion, elimination, and reproduction are normal human . . . CLICK TO READ ARTICLE