So, what are you tolerating? Have you ever been asked that question, or asked yourself that question? If I had to bet, I would bet you’re tolerating something inside of you that you didn’t even know you had control over. But, let me back up. The million dollar question you may have asked yourself and [...]
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You all know that I love a little Alexandra Franzen. I love her site. I love her words. I love her the things that she makes me think. But, most of all? I loved this post. It’s ok.. you can skip on over and read it, I’ll wait. Your unresolved stories are sick. More specifically [...]
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I am going to begin this post with the reasons why, in three years of blogging about body image, this is a topic that I chronically dance around, dipping my toe in and running away terrified. I’ve noticed that many people like to talk about their body in one of two ways: as something they [...]
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This is a cross post with the amaaaaazing site Band Back Together. I really encourage you to check them out if you haven’t already. xoxo Band Back Together is the brainchild of Aunt Becky from Mommy Wants Vodka. When Aunt Becky delivered her third child, Amelia, born with a previously undiagnosed neural tube defect called [...]
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Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth. {Archimedes} When I was a kid, I curled in. I hunched over, chin to chest, chest to knees. I wore dark colors – you know, things that were flattering for a person of my size. I held my legs close together. I sat [...]
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I know that at this point, this quote has gotten a little, over-played, but I’ve been thinking about it since I opened my eyes this morning. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens [...]
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Am I smart enough? Do I have enough answers to be satisfied? Do I know how to keep it all together? Am I pretty enough? Am I strong enough to take care of myself? Am I strong enough to take care of the people in my life? Am I living up to my own potential? [...]
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When I was a teensy tinsy Marzipanling, I participated in an epic event as one of many who swam 1.4 miles in Provincetown, MA to raise money for local HIV/AIDS, women’s health, and youth organizations. I remember waking up early, nervous because I had barely trained, and putting a toe into the chilly September bay [...]
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This week, an awesome reader [Debbie Scribble] sent me a link to this article from the Huffington Post – Half of Men Say They Would Leave a Partner Who Gained Weight: Survey. Beside the glaringly obvious nausea inducing concept revealed in the title, the article mentions several studies done around the world that indicate the [...]
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Today I am in New Jersey, scrambling quickly from the Cape across the Tri-State area to mourn and celebrate the life of my Great Grandmother, Sylvia Albanese, who passed away Sunday morning after nearly a hundred years of life. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Sylvia was first generation Italian-American. Over the course of her [...]
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Medicinal Marzipan is a blog about learning to love yourself a little bit more every day - to the best of your abilities and without any regrets.
