I write Body-Peace® Poems because the predominant cultural conversation about our body and food is not adequate.
We’re told we either have “good” bodies or bodies that need “fixing”. We’re either being “good” or “bad”. We’re either doing it “right” or “wrong” – yuck…that doesn’t help us at all!
Our relationship with food & body needs more nuance, authenticity and depth. And the conversations we have about our food and body need that level of depth as well.
My Body-Peace® Poems are my way of unpacking how we feel and think about our food and body, so that we can step into a more trusting, respectful and compassionate relationship with ourselves.
My words (below) are are here for you to find an authentic and more supportive relationship with your body and food. Feel free to share them (with attribution please) and I love hearing how my words impact people, so please be in touch and let me know your thoughts and feelings.
I WISH I FELT LIKE LIZZO
We watched Lizzo belting it out Shaking her stuff Being an icon of power And my soulful,…
Do You Have A Date With A Diet?
It used to be that every new beginning was a date with a dietA diet-date.It was the day I…
KINDNESS SHOWED UP ON MY PLATE
Somewhere early on in my eating journey I invited meanness to my table I put judgment on my…
AT THE GEM SHOW
They don’t value
The immense wonder
Of their natural selves
DEAR WILLPOWER
You said you’d be there for me
You said you’d stop me before I finished eating the whole thing
You said you’d take me to the gym in the morning
STRESS EATING
Stress eatingWe say it like it’s a bad word“I was stress eating”Followed by self-blame and…
Eating Our Sadness
Sadness
Disappointment
Loss
Sits in our belly
Undigestible
WHY DID I EAT THAT!? Again.
Why did I eat that!? Again. My Belly hurts. I knew it would. But I ate it anyway. I know…
LA, LA, LA, I CAN’T HEAR YOU Note to My Wisest Teacher: My Body
I can’t hear you Or really I just don’t want to hear you I don’t want to hear that you Need to…
HER BODY IS A BATTLEGROUND
When all she sees is chaos
A diet looks
Like a recipe for peace
THE COOKIE MONSTER
𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭
𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝗪𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘
𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥
𝗪𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!
𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐌𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒
𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝟏𝟎 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐈’𝐯𝐞…
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒
𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠…
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆
𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞
DON’T TOUCH MY BELLY
We were in bed
MY NO
Before I can say
The words…
MY COVID BODY
I’ve had so many My covid body Padded for survival My summer body Strong from swimming My mom body…
SHHH, YOU’RE INTERRUPTING!
Your adTouting the latestGreatest diet Is interruptingThe conversationI’m trying to have with my…
MY ADHD IS EATING
𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐃 𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆It’s a train stationA train constantly leaving the stationActually 10…
She Let Herself Go
He said: “You’ve let yourself go” YES. I have let myself goI stopped wearing SpanksI…
BODY-FEAR
We were taught to fear our bodies.Taught to keep watch.To stay alert.To brace.Fear that one…
I SPEAK DIET
I speak FrenchLearned it youngsummers in Montreal,whispers of croissant and mercicurling in my…
Eating in Plain Site
You don’t pause anymorenot to scan the table,not to clock what they’re having,not to read the…
HAVE YOU OUTSOURCED YOUR BODY?
HAVE YOU OUTSOURCED YOUR BODY? Your phone counts your steps Tells you if…
Diet-Math
DIET-MATH The wedding is in 6 weeks If I lose 2 pounds a week I’ll be 12 pounds thinner on the…
I Don’t Want To Die Hating My Body
I Don’t Want To Die Hating My Body Please, don’t let me lay on my deathbed Reviewing my life…
Am I Bigger Than Her?
Am I bigger than her?I ask my husbandAs a woman passes on the streetAm I bigger than…
DID YOU PACK YOUR OWN BAG?
𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝗪𝐍 𝐁𝐀𝐆?You’re traveling to another countryThe security officer…
START AGAIN
Resolutions are passéWell, at least I’m over themBut that desireTo wipe the slate…
The Diet Promise
She whispered in my earAll your dreams will come true if you’re thinShe…
TELL ME WHAT TO EAT
TELL ME WHAT TO EATShe said…Just tell me what to eat!Give me the formulaThe magic balanceOf…