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A Virtual Hug and a Gift of Self-Care
A Virtual Hug and a Gift of Self-Care The first version of this blog was shared in a newsletter on March 28, 2020 Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have been on lockdown since March 17th, though I started my self-quarantine a few weeks before. After picking up a...
Amour De Soi is in Our Bones
Amour De Soi is in Our Bonesposted by Connie Sobczak / July 3, 2017To the Bone, the latest in triggering, yet well-intentioned films about eating disorders, was released on July 14th amidst a fair amount of controversy. It’s become the talk du jour in the body...
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...
