by Andrea Owen | May 17, 2010 | Empowering Women, How to Kick Ass, self esteem
Got your attention? Good. I went to a self defense class this weekend. I've wanted to go for ages but, it was never on my priority list so I never went. I try to be aware of my surroundings, and have always thought that if someone messes with me I'm pretty sure I can...
by Andrea Owen | May 5, 2010 | Body image, Coaching, Inner-critic, Perfectionism, self esteem
I may have mentioned in my previous posts about what we call in the coaching world as our “saboteur”. AKA “the gremlin”. It’s that little (or sometimes not so little) voice in our head that we all have, some more than others. It tells us mean things,...
by Andrea Owen | Apr 26, 2010 | Guest post, Motherhood
Today's post is written by Pamela Candelaria who writes over at Natural Birth for Normal Women. I’m going to come right out and say it: The single biggest reason I wanted a VBAC was because I wanted the experience, magic-filled and complete with angelic music and...
by Andrea Owen | Apr 22, 2010 | Body image, Motherhood, Pregnancy, self esteem, working out
Recently, Jennifer Lopez was interviewed for US magazine. Not the most intriguing of magazines, I know, but they do have (what I am assuming is) hundreds of thousands of subscribers, and many, many more pick it up while waiting in line at the grocery store. The cover...
by Andrea Owen | Apr 20, 2010 | Motherhood, Pregnancy
…Or one that just had a baby “Don’t be a hero, just get the epidural.” Plain and simple- Women who don’t get an epidural during childbirth are not trying to be a hero. They’re not trying to prove anything to anyone. They don't want a trophy, a medal, or a...
