Body Image – Page 5

Mirror Image

My 14-month-old loves to kiss her image staring back at her in my bedroom’s full-length mirror. I watched her the other day smiling and waving at herself and then leaning in for a wet kiss, and I found myself wondering if I’ve ever felt like kissing the reflection that stares back at me when IRead the whole post >>

Writing Elsewhere

Mommy For HireThis is my latest column over at Catholic Mom. If you’ve been a regular reader to my blog, you’ve probably seen a version of this essay. The gist is that I should not only fess up to being a full-time mom when people ask me, “What do you do?” but I should beRead the whole post >>

What Do You Love About Your Body?

I share what I love over here at In God’s Image, a new blog started by Cathy Adamkiewicz that explores the intersection between faith and fitness. I am honored and thrilled to be a new contributor to the blog and can’t wait to share my thoughts on body image and just staying healthy in general.Read the whole post >>

Making Peace With My Body

If you’re struggling with your body image or know someone who is, please consider reading my recent article on Catholic Exchange. This one has been around a bit (it was originally published in Canticle), but it remains near and dear to my heart. I wish I could say all the relics of my unhealthy pastRead the whole post >>

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.