I write Body-Peaceยฎ 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-Peaceยฎ 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.ย ย
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.
Diet-Math
DIET-MATH The wedding is in 6 weeksโฃ If I lose 2 pounds a week โฃ Iโll be 12 pounds thinner on the...
I Donโt Want To Die Hating My Body
I Donโt Want To Die Hating My Bodyโฃ โฃ Please, donโt let me lay on my deathbedโฃ Reviewing my life...
She Let Herself Go
โฃโฃHe said: โYouโve let yourself goโ โฃโฃโฃโฃYES. I have let myself goโฃโฃโฃโฃI stopped wearing SpanksโฃโฃI...
Am I Bigger Than Her?
Am I bigger than her?โฃโฃI ask my husbandโฃโฃAs a woman passes on the streetโฃโฃโฃโฃAm I bigger than...
DID YOU PACK YOUR OWN BAG?
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐๐?โฃโฃโฃโฃYouโre traveling to another countryโฃโฃThe security officer...
START AGAIN
Resolutions are passรฉโฃโฃWell, at least Iโm over themโฃโฃโฃโฃBut that desireโฃโฃTo wipe the slate...
The Diet Promise
She whispered in my earโฃโฃAll your dreams will come true if youโre thinโฃโฃโฃโฃShe...
TELL ME WHAT TO EAT
TELL ME WHAT TO EATโฃโฃShe saidโฆโฃJust tell me what to...
MY ADHD IS EATING
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃItโs a train stationโฃโฃA train constantly leaving the stationโฃโฃActually 10...
SHHH, YOUโRE INTERRUPTING!
Your adTouting the latestGreatest diet Is interruptingThe conversationIโm trying to have with my...
MY COVID BODY
I've had so many My covid body Padded for survival My summer body Strong from swimming My mom body...
MY NO
Before I can say
The words…
DON’T TOUCH MY BELLYโฃ
We were in bed
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฃ
๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐โฃ
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฃ
๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒโฃโฃ๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ณ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌโฃโฃ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌโฃโฃโฃโฃ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ...
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฃ
๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ โฃ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌโฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โฃ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌโฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐โฃโฃ๐โ๐ฏ๐...
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โฃ
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅโฃ
๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ!โฃ
THE COOKIE MONSTER
๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซโฃโฃ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซโฃโฃ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐จ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐โฃโฃ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ญโฃโฃ
HER BODY IS A BATTLEGROUND
When all she sees is chaos
A diet looks
Like a recipe for peace
LA, LA, LA, I CAN’T HEAR YOUโฃ Note to My Wisest Teacher: My Bodyโฃ
I can't hear you Or reallyI just don't want to hear you I don't want to hear that youNeed to take...
WHY DID I EAT THAT!? Again.โฃ
Why did I eat that!? Again.โฃ My Belly hurts.I knew it would. ย But I ate it anyway. โฃโฃI know...
Eating Our Sadness
Sadnessโฃ
Disappointmentโฃ
Lossโฃ
โฃ
Sits in our bellyโฃ
Undigestibleโฃ
STRESS EATING
Stress eatingโฃโฃWe say it like itโs a bad wordโฃโฃโI was stress eatingโโฃโฃFollowed by self-blame and...
DEAR WILLPOWER
You said youโd be there for meโฃ
You said youโd stop me before I finished eating the whole thingโฃ
You said youโd take me to the gym in the morningโฃ