Tag Archives: self-compassion

6 Ways to Notice Your Body Stories

What are the stories we believe about our bodies? What if they weren’t true…especially those ones your inner critic has invited you to believe? What if you offered yourself space to step back and acknowledge what you have taken to be true stories about your body (perhaps even with photos seen as proof of those old...

Our Body Stories

One of the biggest realizations I’ve found through taking self-portraits is being able to begin to notice what the stories I have about my body are. Because before, I just took them to be truths. That my body was ‘too big’ or my hair was too thin or my belly was too bloated. Really, anything...

Selfie Self-Care for the Grey Days

I looked at the forecast for the next couple weeks this morning and it can be described in one four letter word: rain. I live in Vancouver, Canada so really it’s not surprise. I’ve lived here for a decade now so I’ve learned what I need to best thrive in a rainy winter. I’ve learned that...

Stop Telling Us How to Take Our Selfies

I mean it.  Stop it. I bet you think you’re helping us, right? Because selfies are going wild these days and everyone seems to be taking them. Tons of them. You’ve gotta reign us in and let us know the do’s and don’ts of taking selfies. But you aren’t helping us. You are shaming us....