The Empowered Body Blog

At a conference I recently attended, author of “The Road Back to You,” Ian Crons, kicked off by stating, “The most dangerous assumption you can make is that your way of seeing the world is normal.” Well, this weekend, it was made very clear to me that a large chunk of...

America has a produce problem. We throw away nearly half of all produce grown in the United States because of what farmers are calling a “cult of perfection.” Due to unrealistic cosmetic standards we are deepening hunger and poverty and inflicting a heavy toll on the...

Last September my boyfriend took me to dinner and told me he wanted to marry me. Two weeks later he broke up with me. One month later I found out he broke up with me for his ex-girlfriend. AND there may even have been some overlap. 7 months later he proposed to her. I...

When I was a kid I signed up for just about any team I possibly could. I’ve participated in dance, cheerleading, soccer, gymnastics, basketball, swimming, cross country, and tennis. If it was available I thought I could do it. I believe kids have the privilege of...

A couple of weeks ago I made a commitment to myself to start learning again. I don’t mean like typical sit in a classroom takes some tests kind of learning. I wanted to start learning intentionally from people, experiences, conversations ect. One of my goals was to...

A couple of weeks ago I was having lunch with a friend to catch up on the newness in our professional lives, relationships, and family. Despite the exciting details of my present personal life one thing I have learned about being a therapist is that sometimes people...