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-worth
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
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
Kermit Says: Nobody’s Perfect…And That’s Okay (Trigger Warning)
Growing up, I often felt as though my knees were buckling under immense amounts of pressure. I’m not saying I didn’t have an amazing life filled with some pretty amazing people, but there were times when the need to be perfect outweighed everything. When required perfection controlled every movement, every thought, and every situation, the… Continue reading Kermit Says: Nobody’s Perfect…And That’s Okay (Trigger Warning)
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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