by Andrea Owen | Oct 25, 2010 | Coaching, Inner-critic, Perfectionism, working out
Last Sunday I participated in my first sprint triathlon. (I find it humorous that it's called a “sprint”, insinuating that the people participating are actually sprinting their damndest the whole time.) For the record, I am not a strong swimmer. And as the...
by Andrea Owen | Oct 14, 2010 | Inner-critic, Law of Attraction, Motherhood, Relationships
Preface: In today's archived post from 2010, I chuckled when I read it and decided to share it again. This was written right when I started my business and this is the real-life drama of it all (it wasn't really drama– I just made it that way). I hope you enjoy…...
by Andrea Owen | Sep 8, 2010 | Empowering Women, How to Kick Ass, Inner-critic, working out
In my last couple of posts I’ve mentioned that I’m training for a sprint triathlon. I’m doing it because as a runner, this will be a challenge and the fact that I always thought it was ballsy to say the least to swim in open water. Growing up in southern California,...
by Andrea Owen | Aug 23, 2010 | Body image, Empowering Women, Featured Videos, Guest post, Inner-critic
I'm a big fan of writing letters to myself. Last year I wrote a letter to my body, which was a major healing marker for me. I also wrote a letter to my skinny jeans, which I finally got rid of. And about a month ago I wrote a letter to my former self. It's a letter to...
by Andrea Owen | Aug 16, 2010 | Body image, Inner-critic, Perfectionism, working out
Triathlon training. Wow. It's something I never thought I would do. It's something I never thought I could do. As I write this, I'm in week 5 of training, with about 8 more to go. I'm not a strong swimmer, so that is a challenge. I also have a fear of open water...
by Andrea Owen | Jul 16, 2010 | Empowering Women, How to Kick Ass, Inner-critic, Relationships
On Twitter yesterday I was tweeting innocently away and stumbled across a blog post. I read it, smiled, read a particular line, kept reading and heard the sound of breaks screeching in my mind. I backtracked. This line practically knocked me over: “I encourage...
