Every once and a while, truly magical things happen. These are the kinds of events that you couldn’t even ask for – because you wouldn’t even dare to dream so big. These are the kinds of events that often materialize after you find yourself banging your head against the wall, thinking about conjuring up a [...]
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This guest post is brought to you by one of my body image heroes, Rosie Molinary. Rosie is the author of Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance. If you’re interested in learning more about her, check out this interview with her from last fall. As a lecturer in Women and Gender Studies at [...]
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On Monday, I was quickly perusing twitter, when I came across this tweet from the deliciously insightful Danielle LaPorte: This post got me thinking, and I felt the urge to get rid of some lingering negative thought patterns and behaviors from my life, written in the first person, because, you know, I love to dream [...]
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Affirmations are the mantras that we can tell ourselves daily, hourly, or minute by minute (if need be) that seek to re-pattern our negative thoughts. I have always been a big fan of affirmations. When I was in Puerto Rico at the Wigmore Institute, I came across a copy of Louise Hay’s You Can Heal [...]
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Now, as a body image blogger, and a human being, this week is always almost unbearable. Believe me, I love the promise of a fresh start just as much as the next girl. I love the new year. I love making plans and lists, and I love feeling like I’ve been granted a fresh start. [...]
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This week has been one big life lesson after another – and now, I’ve melted into my couch like a jello-girl, watching Eat, Pray, Love and gearing up for the next wave. That said, I’ve been thinking about your Marzipanlings, and about our last conversation about decimating your (my?) comfort zone. And somehow, knowing always [...]
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A couple of days ago I got an email from a friend, asking me to further explain a notion that I had touched upon in my engagement post. In that post, I stated: And it wasn’t easy – when we met Cookie told me REPEATEDLY that she didn’t want a girlfriend and would never/could never [...]
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Danielle LaPorte, author of The Fire Starter Sessions, is one of my absolute entrepreneurial heroes. She is the mastermind behind whitehot truth – which you truly should subscribe to immediately. I am really excited and grateful to have this interview to share with you guys. In your bio you state that following the success of [...]
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So the other day I was having a conversation with someone about their body image an feelings of self worth – feel free to imagine me doing this all day everyday, as that is basically accurate. The conversation went kind of like this: “I just feel bad about myself all the time. I am fat [...]
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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.
