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How E.T. is Improving My Family’s Health
As my daughter has officially entered the full-on kid phase (in my mind she’s still a preschooler, but nope – she’s going into first grade), I’ve been inspired by an amazing nonprofit called START (Stand Together and Rethink Technology) to think about my tech use — and whether I’m modeling the way I hope my kid uses…
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A Different Kind of Holiday Gift Guide
I am so excited to have a holiday gift guide! Not just because gift guides are fun, but because it means there are multiple gift-worthy items focused on body image, mental health and compassion out there. And THAT is worth celebrating … (and buying and gifting!) So let’s get to it. (From top left to…
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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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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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Eat Too Much Over the Holidays? Leave Your Guilt in 2016.
Happy New Year! The past week as people have started to transition from the holidays season into 2017, I’ve seen multiple social media posts referencing traumatic weigh-in experiences. Reports of tears after stepping on the scale … the cookies, cakes and cocktails have added up. I get it. I overindulged. My clothes are feelings a little tighter…
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Where Your Mind Goes …
An inspiring quote shared during a yoga class isn’t a novel concept. Often, the sentiment lands in my brain for a good 30 seconds and then it leaves forever … or until the next yoga class. But one day last summer, an instructor said something that has stuck with me, even eight months later: The…
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