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Heal Yourself to Heal Your Kids
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world”, has been a rousing mantra since Ghandi first shared those words with the world. Powerful words, but not always easy to practice. Too often we are the opposite of what we desire to be. Despite our best intentions, we find ourselves being reactive, fearful…
Woman Gets Fired Because of Sexy Photo Shoot
After so many years of being assaulted by the media with pictures of uber thin models and celebrities with hashtag body goals and thigh gap challenges, it’s so refreshing to see a shift in our culture where women with all different types of bodies are celebrated. Instead of seeing rail thin models being praised for their…
Hot Mess is the New Supermom
Nikki Pennington posted a photo on her Facebook page about her messy car and for a second I thought it was mine. Every day I climb into my car and simultaneously knock over quinoa bowls and Whole Foods shopping bags and have to dig seaweed chips from the cup holder. Actually, I'm totally kidding. It's McDonald's bags…
How To Survive (And Defuse) Your Toddler’s Worst Tantrums
Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories. John WilmontThe toddler tornado has hit my home. There are two whirlwinds now. One two and one four. They compete over toys, food, affection and when it suits them, combine their energies into one giant parent-trap storm.When my two-year old was younger, my husband and I praised our daughters strong nature and joked …
Woman Photoshops Herself with “Perfect Body” To Respond To Cyber-Bullying
Cassey Ho is a fitness trainer who provides Pilates and bootcamp workout videos on her YouTube channel. She is super fit and healthy yet is a victim of cyber-bullying and body shaming. She receives tons of negative and nasty comments about her body - and decided to take control and do something about it. Cassey knows how hurtful comments…