I'm going to kick off this post with some food for thought, a quote by Theodore Roosevelt... "Comparison is the thief of joy." When's the last time you compared yourself to someone? It very well might have been recently, and that's okay if it is. I'm writing this post because I think comparison can get the [...]
Oh, the holiday slump. It comes around for me every holiday season -- and I never quite understand why. I'm surrounded by family and friends, I have so much to be thankful for, but why do I feel kind of down in the dumps? While I was home for Thanksgiving back in Chicago, it was [...]
Holy cow -- it's been a minute since I've written a post! Life lately has been pretty wild -- and I just hit about 4 months in NYC -- so figured I was due for an update post on what's been going on. But instead of just rattling through updates in my life, I thought [...]
It's always driven me nuts that the first thing most people judge you on in this world is your looks and appearance. "You look like you've lost weight!" Or rather, *stark silence after an up down full body stare is done on your body by a relative and you're already feeling a little bloated.* It's [...]
If you follow and read my blog, you know I'm always talking about being body positive. But recently, I've dug into a new, similar concept called 'body neutrality.' But what is body neutrality, and should we be practicing it? I did some research, and the short answer is... absolutely. Essentially, body neutrality aims to encourage [...]
