body image Archives

Body Hopping

Jul 2, 2018 | Body Poems

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...

Summer body-shame

Jun 10, 2018 | Body Poems

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.”...

What the cacti have to say to you…

Feb 18, 2018 | Busy Life and Travel Tips, psychology of eating

Every morning during my visit to Tucson, Arizona I woke up early and went hiking in the mountains among the saguaro cacti. It was awesome! I have never spent time in the desert so hanging out with cacti was new for me and because of the novelty, I saw everything with...

I’ve lost weight

Jan 29, 2017 | psychology of eating

I’m losing weight: by Nina Manolson I’m losing weight. And my mind is skipping ahead. Does that mean that I can wear that slinky dress to the Wedding in August? Does that mean that I’ll be reunion ready? My mind is running body-image tapes from years...

Skinny Dipping and How to Love Your Body Naked

Jul 22, 2013 | psychology of eating

I just got back from a week of vacation with my family. We headed North of Montreal to the Laurentians, it’s a beautiful area of mountains and lakes. I grew up in Montreal, and as a kid, we spent every summer and weekend in the Laurentians in a close-knit...