An open letter to the village “elders” Recently, several “elders” in my village – friends from various chapters of my life that are somewhere in the ballpark of…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ve probably seen the viral photo of Taryn Brumfitt’s beautiful, naked post-childbirth body alongside one…
How long did I hide under blankets with the lights out? Years. This could be the reason I am divorced. My ex-husband never saw me naked. In my…
My hand actually aches from swiping. I feel like The Bachelorette with the amount of first dates I’ve been on, but hear me…I am keeping MY roses. Sure,…
I recently volunteered at a high school to conduct mock interviews. As I sat there, simultaneously interviewing, encouraging, and giving constructive criticism . . . I noticed one…
I often find myself walking into a store and find lots of… nothing. Because somebody somewhere decided two things: 1) A woman who has the size of a…
Dear second chin hair: I wanted to take a second to introduce myself. I realize I am quite overdue in doing so, but I spent the first year…
Last year a friend of mine turned forty. Like many women I know, she did not take it well. When I brought up the coming milestone, she’d sink…
I went to Target (not the crazy part, don’t worry) with the intention of purchasing diapers. Instead of stopping near the children’s or tween section like I always…
Once at a family reunion, when I was 16, one of my aunts, upon seeing me, loudly announced, “Oh, Lord, look at Sissy, she’s going to be BIG…