The first time I got dumped I was 14. It was my first boyfriend and after about 6 months of dating, he walked me to class, handed me a note and that was it. Tears streamed down my face in math class as I read, “I feel like we’re just friends that hold hands.” In [...]
Guest post by Amber Karnes “Oh my god, my cellulite is disgusting. I’m not even GOING to the beach this summer. I am so fat.” “You think YOU look bad? You should see my boobs, they’re nonexistent, yet somehow my arms are flabby. Gross.” “Yeah, well the lights in this dressing room are showing every [...]
I’ve been exercising most of my life. I’ve belonged to a gym consistently since I was 19 years old. Small gyms, all women’s gyms, big chain gyms and body building gyms. In 2005 I worked corporately for the American Council on Exercise and during that time got certified as a personal trainer. I also worked [...]
Exercise is a big part of my life. I was an active kid, lucky enough to have parents that instilled a value around exercise and made it fun. I’ve also been through years where I didn’t exercise at all, or used exercise as a way to purge calories and/or punish myself. Neither of those are [...]
I firmly believe exercise is a key component to living your kick-ass life. Sorry folks, no way around it, but honoring your body through movement, is muy importante. I wish I could say “kicking ass at life” was all you needed, but no. Too bad, because I’m sure many of you readers would be champions! [...]
This Blog Crawl of Self-Love is hosted by Molly Mahar of Stratejoy. She believes in the transformational power of truly adoring ourselves and so do I. Find out more about The ABC’s of Self Love Blog Crawl + Treasure Hunt here. *********************************************** How many times has someone asked you, “Do you understand?” and you [...]
2011 is gone. Have you heard the saying, “The days are long, but the years are fast”? That one is a fo’ sho’ true one. At the end of each year I like to look back and remember how awesome the year has been and life in general. This isn’t so much as a brag [...]
Today’s featured “kick-ass woman” is Sui Solitaire. Sui Solitaire is passionate about helping people empower and love themselves so they can have the awesome, happy lives they deserve. If you want to love yourself more, let go of fear and perfectionism, love your body, and change your life, click here to check out her e-course on loving yourself [...]
For August, I’m kicking off the month with kick-ass woman and advocate, Ashley Solomon. Enjoy! Dr. Ashley Solomon is a psychologist who specializes in working with people with eating and body image issues. She writes a blog called Nourishing the Soul where she offers thoughts on our relationships with food and body, self-improvement, and recovery. She [...]
It’s been a long bout of sickness in our house over the last month. My kids and I were sick, then better for a week, then sick again, worse. I swear for a while I thought there was a rat running around in our house spewing the plague and that I might die. Now that [...]