by Andrea Amador | Sep 11, 2020 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Inspiration, Make Peace with Food
Are you a frazzled and frustrated working mom struggling with excess weight because you can’t seem to get your mind off of food? Don’t blame yourself and don’t call yourself weak or undisciplined. It may feel like the cookies in the kitchen cabinet...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 11, 2020 | Bust Out of Body Shame
If you’re a gal struggling with thoughts of feeling fat, staring at yourself naked in front of a dressing room mirror can be a harrowing experence. It doesn’t have to be. What you need to pull yourself up from the depths of destruction is the right...
by Andrea Amador | Jun 1, 2020 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Depression, Health At Every Size, Make Peace with Food, Self-Compassion As Strength
What do you do when food calls your name and you just don’t have the strength to say “No?” It’s entirely up to you, but I’ve learned that trying to control my eating without confronting what I’m feeling during a crisis, is a promise...
by Andrea Amador | Feb 3, 2020 | Bust Out of Body Shame, Uncategorized
Every mother wants her daughter or son to grow up feeling loved and confident, but babies don’t come with owner’s manuals and we can only teach our kids what we know ourselves. Children learn what they see If you were raised in a family where you watched the people...
by Andrea Amador | Apr 6, 2019 | Bust Out of Body Shame, Depression, George Michael
I’ve been so profoundly moved by singer/songwriter, George Michael’s passing. Like so many, I enjoyed his hot and sexy “Faith” image in the late 80’s, but when he seemed to disappear, I forgot all about him. Then when he resurfaced and...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 3, 2018 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame
Maybe you have been thinking that life is going to change once you get thinner. Are you anticipating that as those pounds drop, and the scale moves in your favor, that everything will effortlessly fall into place, and all the situations you’ve avoided facing...