by The Body Positive | May 22, 2017 | Stories
Surrendering Body Hatred, Fear, and Shame with the Help of The Body Positive—and the Giant Redwoods of the Pacific Coast posted by The Body Positive / May 22, 2017 Finding myself at The Body Positive facilitator training last weekend was as much a personal journey as...
by Naomi Finkelstein | Apr 8, 2017 | Stories
The truth is, this one thing would have changed my life posted by Naomi Finkelstein / April 8, 2017 I was a chubby kid. I remember walking home from school one day with two boys from my class during a Chicago winter. The boys walked side by side on the icy sidewalk,...
by Connie Sobczak | Mar 21, 2017 | Stories
The Importance of Inclusive Language and How Being in Community Helps Us Learn posted 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,...
by Connie Sobczak | Nov 3, 2016 | Stories
Self-love and listening to body wisdom: The elevator episode posted 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...
by Naomi Finkelstein | Sep 29, 2016 | Stories
Activism In Action: Cafe Edition posted 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...
by Connie Sobczak | Sep 12, 2016 | Stories
A Dedication for My Sister: Today, You Would Have Been 60 posted 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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