The conversation around body image has evolved, and while things have certainly gotten better, the rise of “skinnytok” is cause for concern. Megan Fox, one of the most photographed and lusted after women in the world isn’t even immune to it, with comments flooding in about her post-baby body. If the world is going to […]

For women, aging is often talked about in a less-than-stellar light. It’s something to avoid, defy, and if you must, lie about. I’ve written about how we are in fact forces of nature at this post here, “Aging is mostly a privilege,” and it’s a concept I wholeheartedly believe. Women are coerced into investing time, […]

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. It sounds complicated, and it is certainly a miraculous thing, but put simply, neuroplasticity is what allows us to learn new skills, recover from injuries, and even reshape habits and thought patterns.  While you may become stubborn with age, your […]

Fatphobia and our collective response to fat people in our community is as fascinating as it is heartbreaking. Someone being fat has nearly zero impact on anyone besides themself, and yet for some reason, we as a society are so judgmental and frankly, angry, at fat people for the simple fact of being fat. We […]

So you want to improve your relationship with your body? WELCOME TO THE CLUB, HONEY! Can you imagine the brain space that would free up if you stop thinking about how much you hate your body? We probably would have figured out life on mars and how to teleport by now. Instead we invented the […]

If the first step is familiarization, then the second step is understanding. And even as a professional specializing in the topic of Body Grief, I can assure you–the process of understanding is a lifelong effort. There are always more perspectives to learn from, experiences to share, and stories to read. My understanding of Body Grief […]

Feeling overwhelmed? Girl, same. I would be surprised if you weren’t–you are human, after all. The digital age is a blessing, allowing us to be connected with loved ones and kept up-to-date, but it can also be wildly overstimulating to have constant access to everything, everywhere, all at once. They call it a doomscroll for […]

One of the best parts about living in the Midwest is that we get very clear and stereotypical seasons. We see the leaves outside our windows turn from green to red to gold, then float to the ground. Branches are bare and the world looks brown, then slowly but surely, the branches breathe back to […]

Happy National Disability Pride Month! Observed in July, this designation commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which highlights disability culture, history, and community pride. This particular message of honoring each person’s uniqueness and seeing it for what it is–a natural and beautiful part of human diversity–is needed now perhaps more than […]

“I’ll be so much happier once I lose weight.” “I’ll plan a beach vacation with my girlfriends as soon as I feel sexy in a bikini.” “I’ll finally be able to start dating once I’m thinner.” There’s a lot of waiting around that we do when we have plans to lose weight and those plans […]