Tag Archives: self-esteem

How to Start a Conversation With Your Kids About Body Love

November 29, 2016

It’s never too early (or too late) to start the conversation – with the kids in your life and with your inner child. Reading this poem (below) to them can be a great way…

Your ‘Forever Body’: Freedom from the Scale & Diets for Good

November 15, 2016

Why a ‘Forever Body’ beats a ‘bikini’ or ‘beach’ body, any day Do you feel like when you’re not following a diet’s guidelines, or at least “watching what you eat”, that…

How to Sleep Well When You’re Stressed Out

October 18, 2016

When you’re stressed out, sleep can suffer – which further destroys mood, motivation and willpower. Here are some tips to get a good night’s rest to prevent sabotaging your health during times of stress. Sleep and…

How to Actually Be Happy with Imperfection (Advice from a “recovered perfectionist”)

October 11, 2016

My Body Love Tip this week is for all the perfectionists out there who may be having trouble “letting go” of perfectionist tendencies: Pour your “perfection” into the effort, not…

7 Body-Positive Parenting Rules to Live By

August 23, 2016

Body-Positive Parenting: Why it’s so important I recently read some disturbing statistics about body image and children, via the Huffington Post, which really highlights a need for our conscious body-positive parenting efforts –…

Is Social Media Hurting Your Body Image?

August 09, 2016

This week’s Body Love tip is a great way to cleanse out self-doubt and negative self-talk, and to reconnect with YOU: Try a social media “cleanse”! Several recent studies have been done…

Why Sucking in Your Belly is Bad for Your Health and Happiness

July 26, 2016

Sucking In Our Bellies – Why Do We Do It? In my experience, we typically suck in our belly to enhance our appearance: to hide bloating or excess belly fat, or…

Freedom from Guilt: How to Keep Your Commitments (to YOU!)

July 12, 2016

Guilt: The Silent Self-Esteem Killer In this week’s Body Love Tip, I share with you a few tips to help you start keeping the commitments you make to yourself, in any…

The Self-Esteem Diet: Simple Tips to Feeling Your Best

April 12, 2016

I’ve been inspired to write up a different kind of “diet”. Even though I’m passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and I manage to keep up my supportive habits most…

Why Aging is the Wrong Approach to Developing Self-Acceptance

April 11, 2016

…And What our Children Need to Hear NOW. Why is it that true self-acceptance usually only seems to develop as we age? Unlike acquired wisdom, which we gain from knowledge…

Move Over Bikini Body. Meet Your Forever Body!

Move Over Bikini Body.
Meet Your Forever Body!