“Hey, look! Mom’s doing it!” My ten year old daughter shouted these two statements as I dove feet first into our local not-so-warm reservoir. The other children clamored to catch a better view. We are […]
Tag: body love
Closer to What I Really Want: Changing My Disordered Eating
I’m going to preface this piece by stating I am not a healthcare professional. I’m not a doctor or a counselor. I’m not a nutritionist. I’m not even a personal trainer anymore. What I am […]
I Have Embraced: The Tall Mom Officially Joins the Body Image Movement
I have shared Taryn Brumfitt’s story several times on my blog and on my social media feeds. But I’m THRILLED, JACKED, STOKED, ELATED to announce I have been chosen to help spread her message as […]
September Series: What makes a woman be{YOU}tiful? The Tall Mom’s Random Thoughts
Beautiful women. They’re a dime a dozen. No, really. Look around you. Coffee shops, cafes, offices, gyms, grocery stores, the parking lot at my kids’ school…I see them every where I go. Some are classic […]
Naked Friendship
I laughed out loud as I scrolled through my camera roll and stumbled upon a picture I’d forgotten about. The photo was taken a number of months previous when I’d started a new workout routine. […]
Inked
I sat in my seventh grade math class, ignoring my cigarette and coffee fire-breathing algebra teacher, and used a Sharpie to ink a faux Nike swoosh tattoo on my right ankle. I proclaimed to my […]
To My Body: A Love Letter
To My Body, I’m ashamed it has taken me so long to write. I think each time I came close to saying these things…believing these things, cowardly fear of judgement kept me from giving you […]
