Tag: self image

We're so conditioned to compare our own bodies that we don't blink an eye when that same societal pressure is placed on our children,...

I weighed 110 pounds pre-pregnancy. My standard dumbbell curl was 20 to 25lbs. I could do eight to ten pull-ups without pause. I could...

Nearly a dozen years ago, I was at a California beach visiting my then boyfriend. After a picnic lunch, we went for a walk...

Dear Body - You are magnificent in your strength, endurance, and resilience. You allow me to engage, experience, and grow more than most. To be honest, I...

Stick with me while I work through this. My oldest daughter is almost seven. Up until now, the issues she’s faced range from switching...

I am a children's librarian. Ninety percent of the books I read are for little people under the age of 16 (who do not...

Bathing suits. Did you just shudder? Crazy how one word instills fear in your heart; fear of going shopping for a bathing suit or fear...

Ah, summer. You either love it or you hate it. Here in “famously hot” Columbia, it’s easy for me to fall into the latter...

Do you remember seeing that viral video of a little girl shouting affirmations to herself in the mirror? If you missed it, take 50...

Most moms struggle to feel confident and beautiful. Oh, they may catch a glimpse of those feelings every now and then. But they spend...

My team of co-mom bloggers for Columbia SC Moms Blog got together recently to pose for a "Mom Bod" photo shoot, celebrating their beautiful bodacious...

I knew before I ever got pregnant that once I had a baby, life would never be the same. What I did not anticipate...