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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...
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...
Exercise and Self-Love – they aren’t mutually exclusive!
Exercise and Self-Love - they aren’t mutually exclusive!posted by The Body Positive / October 24, 2016 Summary: A news reporter with Yahoo Beauty reached out to The Body Positive last week and asked us to comment on an issue that’s raised in a video they shared with...
Activism In Action: Cafe Edition
Activism In Action: Cafe Editionposted by Naomi Finkelstein / September 29, 2016 I’m sitting in a coffee shop doing work, and a bubbly man comes in. I overhear his conversation with the shop owner: “Can I have a donut please?” “Sure thing.” “I really want four, but...
A Dedication for My Sister: Today, You Would Have Been 60
A Dedication for My Sister: Today, You Would Have Been 60posted by Connie Sobczak / September 12, 2016 Today is my sister Stephanie’s birthday. She would have turned sixty years old. I say, “would have” because she died more than two decades ago at the age of...
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