How often do you say, to yourself, oh geez don’t be disappointed – I’ll get to it tomorrow when you haven’t followed through on something that you REALLY wanted, or have broke...
Reason #73 Why We Need Curvy Yoga. How can you not absolutely love roasted cauliflower? Recently many people in my personal life have said, oh but how do you DO that – it seems complicated.. Fo...
I’m sure you know what I’m talking about – the little voice in your head that says, well you should clean up and make things presentable. You should really lose some weight. You sho...
Thank you so much for checking out this month’s fantastic group of sponsors! I feel very lucky to be able to support the inner workings of this site by showing off people and products that I ju...
The Importance of Crying in Public: Many of us feel shame about tears. Some only shed them in the dark of movie theaters, at funerals, when curled up alone in bed, or maybe only in the confines of a ...
Well my dears, graduation day has finally arrived. Before I get all gussied up to head downtown in my cap, gown, and hood (which is straight up Hogwarts material, let me tell you), I wanted to open t...
This week I received this email from a lovely reader, who has granted me the permission to address it publicly. I am writing you for a bit of advice. I have this friend who is sweet and nice and so m...
Yikes! Today’s body loving blogosphere is laaaate, BUT I have been working on on my application to Marie Forleo’s Rich, Hot and Happy B-School scholarship. So, I’m sure that youR...
Take out a pen and a pencil, or whip up a fresh google doc. Ask yourself these questions: If you could have any kind of life possible what would it look like? How would you dress? Who would you date?...
One time I was at a conference, and a girl said to me: Ohhh you’re that Marzipan girl. I’ve been to your site. Very dark stuff. Good, I mean, but very dark. I started writing Medicinal Ma...
Happy Sunday! I am out of town and out of touch celebrating the beginning of May, the Supermoon, and the end of my last semester of grad school. Thus I thought it would be a really good opportunity f...
I have been thinking a lot this week about why publishing Monday’s About the Author post made me all clenched up and dissociative, and why I had a moment of flush-and-panic when a couple of peo...
It struck me yesterday that many of you new readers and subscribers don’t know me very well. I would love to change that, and re-introduce myself you to properly. Hello. My name is Mara Glatzel...
If I Don’t Like Me, Can I Take Care of Me? by Marsha Hudnall, who, is simply fantastic. Do you have a low sex drive? Or, find yourself wanting more out of your romantic relationships? Read this...
So many of us have jacked up ideas of what it means to treat ourselves kindly. All of us, former dieters and non-dieters alike, are socialized to associate treating ourselves kindly with: feeding our...
This is a guest post written by Melissa Dinwiddie of Living a Creative Life. Early on a Wednesday morning, about a month before high school graduation, I’d boarded a chartered bus with a bunch of ot...
Why Telling Our Stories is Already Changing the World. Psssst hurry up on over there and grab your copy of Curvy Voices. Crucial: 34 Ways to Begin Your Self-Care Practice. Big Girls Need Love, Too: D...
Good mooooorning (to those of you who live in my neck of the woods) and goodafternooneveningday to the rest of you, here are a couple of awesome things that I just wanted to pop in and remind you of!...
This is a guest post written by Erin Nieto featuring the 2nd edition of her phenomenal book How Much Do You Weigh?: The Stigma Defying Photobook. I have had the pleasure of checking out this ebook my...
I have felt absolutely honored to work with this month’s premium sponsor, Sacred Self, over the past couple of months. In November, Michelle contacted me to be November’s self-love ambass...
Hello! Welcome back after our brief BLB hiatus – I’m so happy to see you. I’m off this weekend celebrating my bachelorette party with all of my besties, but will be returned to you ...
Thank you so much for checking out this month’s gorgeous group of sponsors! I feel very lucky to be able to support the inner workings of this site by showing off people and products that I jus...
An important lesson about being inventive, running your own business, and believing in yourself even when no one else does. Yes I know it’s ten minutes – you will thank me, I promise. Fo...
You are always moving, sometimes forward and sometimes backwards, if only momentarily. You are reacting to the world around you. You are learning your lessons, and you are taking them into account. Y...
This is a guest post written by Carrie Hensley, who writes and coaches over at Realize Your Potential. Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our respons...
This is a guest post written by Rose of The Phoenix Mind. Enjoy! Relationships are different for everyone. Some are simple, others are complicated. Some are positive, loving and close, others are dis...
Let me tell you a little story about my teeth. I have 14 fillings. My mouth is made of metal, literally. While on the outside my teeth are straight and white, if you look just below the surface I hav...
Portia Nelson wrote one of my favorite poems, There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk, an Autobiography in Five Short Chapters. I’m going to use it to help illustrate the story of my journey with my body. Cha...
Words could not possibly express how grateful I am to the outpouring of support for Teen Week 2012. The posts below are authentic, vulnerable, impressive, and gorgeous. I am unbelievably grateful to ...
When I was 13 I was different than I am now. I had pink hair. I was pretty, but I didn’t believe it. I hid my body beneath layers of clothing. I stole a copy of the Atkins Diet from Costco. I l...
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