“When we contemplate the miracle of embodied life, we begin to partner with our bodies in a kinder way.” ~Sharon Salzberg Your body is not a meatsack. Neither is mine. Even though I have referred to it that way on multiple occasions. (Including on at least three episodes of my own podcast.) I can’t remember where I first heard this …
On Food As Medicine
Let’s talk about this idea of food as medicine, shall we? Because I think we’re sometimes missing the point in the health and wellness world on this topic, and that it’s not as simple as we’d like to believe it is. First, a story… When I was in grad school, I often felt like I wasn’t doing a “good enough” …
On Movement, Aesthetics, Intuition, & Becoming Your Own Expert
“We all have a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” ~Jane Austen, Mansfield Park Here’s a fun truth nobody’s talking about: What worked for someone else might not work for you. What? Yep. It’s true. This applies to fitness, nutrition, relationships, career, sleep, sex, morning routines, and so many other …
Everything Is In Flux (or, On Adulting, Impermanence, & Accelerated Greying)
“We are bathing in mystery and confusion on many subjects, and I think that will always be our destiny. The universe will always be much richer than our ability to understand it.” ~Carl Sagan Yesterday, I woke up with three new moles on my abdomen and about eighteen new grey hairs. Ok, so I didn’t actually count the moles or …
I’m Breaking Up with Facebook. Here’s Why.
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.” ~Neil Gaiman Welp, folks. It’s officially 2018. I’ve said it before and I’ll …
I Am Not a Robot (or, Why I’m So Transparent About My Life in My Business)
“We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.” ~Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times I have written before about some of the advice I received when I first started my business. …
This Isn’t A Test: The Comparison Trap and Why You Should Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Paper
“Comparison is the death of joy.” ~Mark Twain One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was to keep my eyes on my own paper. Which was basically just a suggestion to stop looking outside myself for constant validation and to start doing the hard work of figuring out who I was and who I wanted to become …
When a Fry is Just a Fry (or, Please Don’t Attach Meaning to Everything)
“Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.” ~Kahlil Gibran, Sand and Foam Last week, I was having lunch with my boyfriend when he jokingly began to “read” our fries as a way to tell my future. It was hilarious, yes, but it also made me think about how eager …
New Body, Old Programming: Why It’s Ok to Love Your Body Regardless of Your Size
“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” ~Charles Bukowski Earlier this week, a few hours after waking up, I made the rare (in my case) decision to jump on the scale in my bathroom and find out what I weighed on that particular day. Why? I seriously have no idea. Curiosity, I suppose. It had been over a …
On CrossFit and Body Image and Widening the Lens on Female Beauty
“In all the years I’ve been a therapist, I’ve yet to meet one girl who likes her body.” ~Mary Pipher, Author of Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls “There is more wisdom in your bodies than in your deepest philosophies.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche I have a confession: I love CrossFit. (Gasp.) Like a lot of folks, I once had about …
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