Author: belovedbody
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Beyond Beautiful
Have you ever found a TV show, restaurant, bargain or hair stylist you loved so much that you felt compelled to share your discovery with the world? Like you must shout it from the rooftops so everyone can know about the little gem you discovered? That’s how I felt after watching The Letdown, Catastrophe, Free…
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Joyful Movement June
I’ve always loved to dance. My mom says that at age 3, I asked to take dance lessons. And at my first dance recital – performing at a nursing home – my skirt fell off in the middle of the performance, and I kept on dancing (the show must go on!). Dancing is something that…
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Be Kind to One Another (That Includes Yourself)
A quote I love says: “Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?“ Gosh, how different would our world be if we took our words through these gates before we spoke to others? And how different would our personal well-being be if we took…
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Therapy is Cool
“Therapy is cool.” I saw this statement made into a graphic (see above) on @heytiffanyroe’s Instagram account, and I love it. Therapy IS cool. But it’s hard to know that if you’ve never been to therapy. Or you haven’t known someone else who’s been to therapy. If that’s the case, now you know someone who’s…
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Press Play: Self-love Playlist
You are enough. You are valuable. You’re broken (we all are!) and it’s beautiful. You are not alone. We all deserve to hear these messages every single day. So, I encourage you to press play. Play this playlist while you’re getting ready for the day, riding home from work, doing laundry, whenever! I love that…
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A Hot Date … With My Plate
Today I had a hot, sexy lunch date … with my plate. I’m participating in Body Love Blueprint — an online body love course led by Kate at With Love, Kate — and our homework this week was to plan a date with our plate. To eat a meal alone — sitting down — without…
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Yep, I’m Dumping You on Valentine’s Day
I’ve been working hard the past few years to reclaim love for my body. This breakup letter with diet culture below is one more step forward on this body love quest. Thank you to Kate at With Love, Kate for suggesting I write this letter, and thank you to everyone who has supported me along…
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5 Travel Tips to Keep Your Body Happy
In late October, I got to go to Germany and London with Scott to celebrate his 40th birthday and it was amazing. As were were traveling by plane, train, bike and on foot, I kept thinking about all of you and how I wanted to share some tips I’ve learned that can help keep your…
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Worth Reading: A marathoner who doesn’t look like a marathoner, a pasta cookbook and more.
I should start this post by acknowledging I don’t deserve credit of “author” for this one. Yes, I’m typing these words right now, but the articles below were curated by others. My cousin Tiffany devours information – she’s a super smart gal – and passes along tons of great articles to me (like #2 &…
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Return-Trip Talk
For the longest time, the return trip from vacation has involved more than my body traveling from here to there. My mindset goes on a trip too: from carefree to regimented and from joyous to guilty. The joy I experienced indulging in more wine and decadent food than usual turns into an overpriced souvenir called…
Beloved Body 