I’M BEING BAD “I’m being BAD” “I’m cheating” “I’ll have to work this off” “A moment on the lips, forever on the hips” Let’s be clear… being BAD is killing someone oppressing people not being kind to other living creatures being bad...
WHAT I WEIGH IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS My weight is a 62 billion dollar business It’s the business of making me feel that I should be different than I am. Thinner Better – by society standards More attractive – as described by our diet culture. My weight became my...
I WANT TO FIX HER I wanted to fix my body Fix her ever-changing shape and size once and for all Fix her frozen shoulders Fix her crazy high-risk of cancer Fix her and make all the pains go away Fixing holds the promise Everything will be OK There is a magic...
BODY-HOPPING Her body is tall and lean It’s better in her body All the clothes fit All the people love her more She loves herself more Her body is petite and buff It’s better in her body All the yoga clothes fit just so She posts pictures of herself She walks with...
MY MARRIAGE…TO MY BODY “Most of us are going to have 2 or 3 marriages or committed relationships in our life, And some of us are going to do it with the same person.” Esther Perel I’d say my husband and I are in our 3rd marriage to each other. We’ve been married for...
SUMMER SHAME It creeps up with talk of bikini bodies It shows up with moms hiding behind kids in the vacation pics It stays invisible but deeply felt in the resistance of “I don’t want go to the beach or that pool party, with everyone in their bathing suits.”...