by Barbara Spanjers
I was honored to be interviewed by Jessi Haggerty, RD. Jessi is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Certified Personal Trainer. She is the creator of The BodyLove Project podcast series, which asks the big questions about loving your...
by Barbara Spanjers
“Ugh, I feel fat!” What woman hasn’t ever said that to herself at some point? For many women, negative self-talk related to body image is common. Unfortunately, it’s almost always meant as a self-putdown. Even when the self is not to blame for...
by Barbara Spanjers
It can come out of nowhere, and it seems like The Universal Truth: you feel fat. Unlike its very distant cousin, Bad Hair Day (which has some basis in reality), feeling fat is typically a subjective experience. It rarely has anything to do with your actual size (or...
by Barbara Spanjers
It’s almost Independence Day – a day to remember the principles of freedom that are the bedrock of the US’s identity. We have been so free, in fact, that our hard-won freedom is often taken as a given. Independence Day becomes yet another long weekend where you can...
by Barbara Spanjers
Becoming a mother led me to do things I wouldn’t have otherwise imagined: Eating off of another human being’s plate Going for more than one day without showering Losing my gag reflex over bodily substances – as long as they came from my kids or pets. Inviting all the...
by Barbara Spanjers
Ahh, it’s finally spring. The hyacinths and tulips are blooming. The snow is melting. Bears and squirrels are waking up after a long winter’s nap. And if you listen very, very carefully, you can hear the faint shrieks of women realizing that it’s time to start getting...
