by Andrea Owen | Jan 19, 2010 | Body image, Coaching, Divorce, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Relationships, self esteem, working out
I'm a huge fan of the list of 100. In a previous post I challenged my readers to make a list of 100 things they love about themselves. Today, I was on a walk in this beautiful weather, pushing my 2 beautiful children in the stroller. I was overwhelmed with how blessed...
by Andrea Owen | Jan 11, 2010 | Body image, How to Kick Ass, Motherhood, Perfectionism
This new year I've decided it's time to eat better. I feel as if I've hit my own personal “rock bottom” when it comes to nutrition and what I put in my body. Now I know I probably eat somewhat better than the average American, but for me, it's not serving...
by Andrea Owen | Dec 15, 2009 | Body image, Empowering Women, working out
Recently Reebok has been running commercials that I don't like. To say the least. (I will post the ads at the bottom of this post). The first time I saw them I said, “Ew, yuk, how sexist!” and moved on about my business. The second, the third, and so...
by Andrea Owen | Dec 7, 2009 | Body image, Inner-critic, Motherhood, Pregnancy
Recently, I finally got around to reading the book, “It's Not About the Food” by Esther Kane. Esther was kind enough to personally mail me a copy months ago and being pregnant and then having a newborn, it has sat in my living room calling out to me every...
by Andrea Owen | Oct 15, 2009 | Body image, Empowering Women, How to Kick Ass, Inner-critic
October 19-23 marks the 2nd annual Fat Free Talk Week; an international 5- day body activism camapign to draw attention to body image issues and the damaging impact of the ‘thin ideal’ on women in society. Please watch the following powerful video: So I've been...
by Andrea Owen | Oct 10, 2009 | Body image
This is a post I have been thinking about writing for some time now, but the topic is something I have been somewhat confused about. I talk a lot about loving your body. I've had my own body image struggles and have tried hard to heal them. I think I've come a...