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.
Holiday Eating Advice
Eating advice for the holidays (and every day) What if instead of following the rules Or feeling...
Please don’t weigh me
Please don’t weigh me. She asked me to hop on the scale I said no thank you. She...
I’ve tried everything
I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING I asked her: what have you done already? What have you done to feel...
Body-Rage
BODY-RAGE I’m so angry But I don’t want to numb my anger with cookies I’m filled with rage...
Flabby Arms and other parts
Flabby arms and other parts… Bingo arms Underarm jiggle Bat wings Love handles Spare tire...
If I treated my body like she was as holy as she really is
If I treated my body like she was as holy as she really is.. Every day I would… feed her fresh...
I’m being bad
I’M BEING BAD “I’m being BAD” “I’m cheating” “I’ll have to work this off” “A moment on the...
My weight is none of my business
WHAT I WEIGH IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS My weight is a 62 billion dollar business It’s the business of...
I want to fix her
I WANT TO FIX HER I wanted to fix my body Fix her ever-changing shape and size once and for...
Body Hopping
BODY-HOPPING Her body is tall and lean It’s better in her body All the clothes fit All the people...
My marriage…to my body
MY MARRIAGE…TO MY BODY “Most of us are going to have 2 or 3 marriages or committed relationships...
Summer body-shame
SUMMER SHAME It creeps up with talk of bikini bodies It shows up with moms hiding behind kids in...
Bathe in these words
I NEED TO BATHE IN THESE WORDS She said… I need to bathe in these words. They are new. They are...
I feel fat…
I FEEL FAT Sitting in my therapist’s too-soft sofa I’d exclaim with deep despair. ...
Did you divorce your body?
DID YOU DIVORCE YOUR BODY? What I want to say to you if you divorced your body somewhere...