by Andrea Owen | May 25, 2009 | Empowering Women, Relationships, self esteem
There is something amazing about finding something you are passionate about. When I decided to do the Dove workshops, I had no idea the impact it would have on my own life. My reasoning for doing it was three-fold. First and foremost, I was keenly aware of the...
by Andrea Owen | May 17, 2009 | Relationships
By Gale Berkowitz A landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special. They shape who we are and who we are yet to be. They soothe our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps in our marriage, and help us remember who we really are. By the way,...
by Andrea Owen | May 1, 2009 | Body image, Divorce, Empowering Women, How to Kick Ass, Relationships
Sometimes I think revenge is about as natural as childbirth. Everyone has felt it, I think even Gandhi must have had feelings of revenge against someone that had wronged him although he never in his right mind acted on them. But I think it’s our natural defensive...
by Andrea Owen | Apr 24, 2009 | Body image, Empowering Women, Inner-critic, Motherhood, Perfectionism, self esteem, working out
You may have noticed I've been posting lately about body image and self esteem and some people that know me personally may wonder where the heck this came from. Others may be confused if sometimes I post about something that isn't about body image or self esteem so I...
by Andrea Owen | Apr 17, 2009 | Body image, Empowering Women, Inner-critic, Motherhood, Perfectionism, Pregnancy, self esteem
Preface: As promised, I am posting the letter I wrote to my body. Writing this letter has been the single most powerful thing in healing my body image issues. I encourage you to do the same. Maybe you don't feel the need to apologize to your body like I did, but the...
