You know you’ve gained a little too much weight when your stretchy underwear no longer gives way. It was one thing to be asked how far along I was by the guy at the ice cream shoppe a couple months ago when I was wearing my less than flattering, too tightly fitted t-shirt (the one [...]
I am honoured to have co-hosted this week’s Body Image Carnival. Each woman who participated wrote a powerful personal story. Having read a number of the comments on each one I know these women have made a difference in the lives of their readers. For me, that’s what the power of blogging is all about. [...]
This post is part of the Body Image Carnival held by myself, Melodie from Breastfeeding Moms Unite! and Maman A Droit. Each day we are featuring great submissions by real women about their body image. Most are moms, and all have heartfelt stories to tell. Betsy, from Honest To Betsy, in Happily Ever After The End Part, [...]
I wasn’t expecting to have a cesarean and I wasn’t prepared for how it would affect my body afterwards. I didn’t even read up on cesareans when I was pregnant so when I got one I was not prepared for its effect on my body. After you have a cesarean you have a scar. For [...]
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I asked my friend Diana to write a guest post for the Body Image Carnival because I immediately knew she would have valuable insights to share from her life. Diana has had eight major surgeries, starting at age twelve, which scarred her body and put her through a lifelong process of grappling with body image in a culture [...]
Today I’m proud to welcome my friend Diana, who has written a post for The Body Image Carnival about her journey to loving her body. Diana is a foodie-goddess-extraordinaire, writer and massage therapist. She has written the food column for Cottage Magazine, and contributed articles for Shambhala Sun, Chatelaine, Flare, Vancouver Magazine, and Western Living. On [...]
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Welcome to the April Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting advice! This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month we’re writing letters to ask our readers for help with a current parenting issue. Please read to the end to find a [...]
