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Lives Changed.
It is the most beautiful thing in the world to witness someone do the work and change their life. Our Loveland, Colorado Girl Noticed Amy did just that. I can’t express how inspiring, motivating and heartwarming it was when I saw in her daughters eyes how proud she was of her mom. Kudos to Loveland,…
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My Spirit Stands Tall. Independence Day.
Nothing in life, nothing worth having comes without work, comes without some pain, comes without guts to make changes, comes without living courageously. We will not do everything perfectly, although we’ll expect that from ourselves because we’re women and we’re programmed to believe we must be perfect. We’ll spend our time, money and energy…
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Stop being so fixated on comfort.
Let’s face it, nothing about being a woman is comfortable. From puberty to menopause and all the pms in between. Uncomfortable. Bras, heels, stockings… Uncomfortable Honestly for most of us being in our own skin… Uncomfortable. It’s no wonder we seek comfort in our lives and daily routines. But does that daily routine make you…
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Peace
How can we have it in the world, when we’re constantly at war with ourselves? By the age of 11 or 12, I had had an ample amount of experiences where I felt judged, embarrassed, shamed or less than to figure out I didn’t need other people or outside forces to make me feel less…
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In her words…
Quetcy was 17 when I featured her as the Troy, NY Girl Noticed. Her bravery and resilience does not go unnoticed. She owns her story and continues to push through. She has allowed herself to be vulnerable in telling her story. With her permission I share this with you in her words. “The Story of…
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Break out the bathing suit.
Memorial Day weekend. Even though I live in Florida and can go to the beach any day of the year, it still ended up marking the day to pull out the bathing suit, see if it fit, and decide how I would define my body image this summer? Would the runway judges in my head be…
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The Girl Who Walked on Her Tiptoes.
Semele Halkedis and I became friends in kindergarten, and it never seemed unusual that Semele’s heels never hit the floor when she walked. It almost seemed as though she had been given a special gift or ability to be able to walk on her tiptoes, because it made her that much taller with her head…
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“Silver Dollars and Silver Boxes”
I found myself laughing and telling this story the other day, and after telling it I began to reflect and realize how we carry our stories with us everyday, everywhere we go. We shape ourselves into the characters of those stories. So when you tell your story weather it be to yourself or someone else, be…