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‘Tis the Season To Be Squishy!
‘Tis the Season to be Squishy! posted by Connie Sobczak / December 17, 2020 As another winter sets in here in the Northern Hemisphere, I’ve heard numerous comments from people who are feeling anxious and uncomfortable in their bodies; achy, tired, sluggish, and...
Inclusive Language and How Being in Community Helps Us Learn
The Importance of Inclusive Language and How Being in Community Helps Us Learnposted by Connie Sobczak / March 21, 2017 In a PowerPoint slide I used to conclude my recent talk at the Circles of Change conference, I shared a photo of two girls I met at the Washington,...
Young Women Are Tomorrow’s Leaders: Let’s Help Them Get There
Young Women Are Tomorrow’s Leaders: Let's Help Them Get Thereposted by Connie Sobczak / January 29, 2017 On Saturday, January 21, 2017, I marched with hundreds of thousands of women in Washington, DC to amplify our voices so they will be heard in this climate of...
Poor body image: The overlooked obstacle inhibiting the potential of our nation’s young leaders
Poor body image: The overlooked obstacle inhibiting the potential of our nation's young leadersposted by Connie Sobczak / January 29, 2017 “Let me tell you, this generation coming up—unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic—I’ve seen you in every corner of the...
We Mourn the Loss of Brandy Vela and Recommit to Body Positive Education
We Mourn the Loss of Brandy Vela and Recommit to Body Positive Educationposted by The Body Positive / December 2, 2016 Last night, we were devastated to learn about the suicide of Brandy Vela, an 18-year-old girl who was relentlessly sexually harassed, and bullied...
The need to grieve: And where we go from here
The need to grieve: And where we go from hereposted by Connie Sobczak / November 14, 2016 We have just closed the doors on what most people can agree was an awful presidential campaign. One of the most repulsive parts of it for me was the way in which girls and...
Self-love and listening to body wisdom: The elevator episode
Self-love and listening to body wisdom: The elevator episodeposted by Connie Sobczak / November 3, 2016 Last year, I did a fair amount of traveling for the trainings and talks I conducted around the country. During one of these trips, an experience occurred that I...
