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Oprah, Oprah, Oprah. You can see it coming a mile away – the weight gain. A successful, powerful woman, who is confident, smart, courageous and passionate – but still diets to lose weight.

I’m not judging Oprah. What weight struggling women doesn’t feel compassion and empathy when we see one of our own go up and down the scale every few years? It hurts. It’s demoralizing and it can’t be healthy. Not Read the rest of this entry »

Oprah, Oprah, Oprah. You can see it coming a mile away – the weight gain. A successful, powerful woman, who is confident, smart, courageous and passionate – but still diets to lose weight.

I’m not judging Oprah. What weight struggling women doesn’t feel compassion and empathy when we see one of our own go up and down the scale every few years? It hurts. It’s demoralizing and it can’t be healthy. Not Read the rest of this entry »

Recently, Marsha posted a blog surveyabout stress. What causes more stress, the economy, your family, work, school, healthor your bod? Well, unfortunately, not a big shocker; some of us would rather have our 401K sink to unbelievable lows than see ourselves naked in a mirror.

What does that say? I guess for me, it means that during tough economic times there is an argument for turning worry, stress and frustration Read the rest of this entry »

Recently, Marsha posted a blog surveyabout stress. What causes more stress, the economy, your family, work, school, healthor your bod? Well, unfortunately, not a big shocker; some of us would rather have our 401K sink to unbelievable lows than see ourselves naked in a mirror.

What does that say? I guess for me, it means that during tough economic times there is an argument for turning worry, stress and frustration Read the rest of this entry »

Today I was standing in front ofthe mirror, going through my normal morning routine, and guess what? Laugh lines. What the heck?I'm only in my twenties for goodness sake.Ohwell, onthe bright side, I must have a great sense of humor.

Aging gracefully really seems to be a lost art these days. As a society, we are much more interested in covering up our laugh lines…our gray hair…ourselves. Is that really what Read the rest of this entry »

Today I was standing in front ofthe mirror, going through my normal morning routine, and guess what? Laugh lines. What the heck?I'm only in my twenties for goodness sake.Ohwell, onthe bright side, I must have a great sense of humor.

Aging gracefully really seems to be a lost art these days. As a society, we are much more interested in covering up our laugh lines…our gray hair…ourselves. Is that really what Read the rest of this entry »