During each session of Be Your Own Beloved there is a point where our inner critics start to get really shaken up. For most women who take the class, it is SO outside of their comfort zone to take a selfie, let alone a whole month of them. I bet for those of you who’ve been on your...
A few weeks ago I took a super quick trip to Portland for the Body Respect (Healthy at Every Size) Workshop. It was hosted by the wonderful gals at Be Nourished and led by Linda Bacon & Lucy Aphramor, two prominent thought leaders in the Healthy at Every Size movement. It was AMAZING. I went for reasons...
It happens every so often, that a photo still catches me off guard and sends me back into that tailspin of self-criticism. In fact it just happened this week. Last Sunday I ran a 10km race here in Vancouver called the Sun Run. Me and 45, 182 other people take over the downtown and do...
She used to think this body was wrong. That these thick thighs, this belly, these wide arms weren’t okay. The way her back flows in layers she heard others curse as ‘back fat’. She believed it hook, line and sinker. Walked the world as though her body didn’t deserve the space it took up. Until...
I know, self-portraiture can sometimes be a bit scary. Because, there is so much unknown to it. Will the same story I always see in my photos be reflected back at me? Will it feel like proof of some of the stories I believe about myself? Will I just feel ugly, or invisible, or not...