TW: weight, weight loss, scale, disordered eating, restricting It's not an overstatement or exaggeration to say that I have struggled with my weight my entire life. In fact, I think I was in the 8th grade the first time I joined Weight Watchers and started dieting. I'm sure I was one of the youngest people… Continue reading Loving You at Every Shape and Size
Tag: self-esteem
Motivational Monday: Grades Don’t Define You
Happy Monday, friends. If you're a student, you've probably had a few days to rest and relax before grades were publicized. If you're a teacher, you've probably been grading and stressing over submitting grades by the looming deadline (forgive my absence, but I was doing the latter). Now, depending on how well you… Continue reading Motivational Monday: Grades Don’t Define You
Tuesday Tunesday: Get Pumped Up!
Happy Tunesday, friends! We are less than 24 hours away from the big announcement and opportunity I've been alluding to on Snapchat and Instagram, and to say I'm nervous is an absolute understatement. The butterflies are swirling about and my hands are shaking just thinking about it. When I feel anxious and worried, I try to take… Continue reading Tuesday Tunesday: Get Pumped Up!
Kermit Says: You Should Go & Love Yourself
During my junior year of college, I took a course called "Representations of Women in the Media." It was such a transformative experience that forever changed the way I interacted with what I watched and listened to daily. Like most twenty-year-olds, I merely consumed media, ingesting it in all of its forms without… Continue reading Kermit Says: You Should Go & Love Yourself
Dear Kermit: Know Yourself, Know Your Worth
Happy Tuesday, friends! You know what time it is: it's time for another Dear Kermit... podcast (finally). Today's post is not a response to anyone's question, but perhaps a piece of advice from myself to myself. I'm sure today's post will touch on topics we can all relate to at some point or another: heartbreak, fear, pain,… Continue reading Dear Kermit: Know Yourself, Know Your Worth
Dear Kermit: Chunky in Chicago
Dear Kermit, I am f-a-t. Fat. Hefty. Big boned. Chunky. You know that Eddie Murphy movie with the Klumps? Well I’m pretty sure he wrote that about me. I’ve tried everything to lose weight, but nothing works. I’m usually okay with my body, except for when summer rolls around. I’m so self-conscious that I’d rather… Continue reading Dear Kermit: Chunky in Chicago
Kermit Says: Rise
You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like… Continue reading Kermit Says: Rise
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