by Andrea Amador | Nov 20, 2009 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Coaching, Creating Confidence, Make Peace with Food, Mind/Body Connection, Power of Role Models, Raising Body Happy Kids, Self-Compassion As Strength, Setting Boundaries, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic, The Power of Forgiveness
On certain occasions, especially big holidays like Thanksgiving everyone tends to overeat. That’s no big deal. But here are a few ways to stay in touch with your natural hunger signals and honor your appetite so that you can enjoy this day to the max: 1) Eat...
by Andrea Amador | Jul 11, 2009 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Creating Confidence, It's All Just Energy
If you want to feel better about anything in your life, you have to change the way that you think about it. Remember, your body’s listening. In your body, you have chemical messengers that tell your brain how you will feel about the thoughts that you think....
by Andrea Amador | May 13, 2009 | Bust Out of Body Shame
According to a recent article by Daily News Staff Writer, Rosemary Black in the NY Daily News.com health and lifestyle section, “Most Women Are Concerned with Weight than Overall Health.” It’s a sad state of affairs for women when we care more...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 16, 2008 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, It's All Just Energy, Mind/Body Connection
Did you know that according to research, nearly 4 out of 5 women hate their bodies, picking at flaws and focusing endlessly on imperfections. Diet organizations feed on that kind of insecurity and fear, happily encouraging that trend of thinking that deludes you into...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 16, 2008 | Bust Out of Body Shame, Creating Confidence
Several months ago I looked in the mirror and noticed that on my forehead I had a little white bump. At first I thought nothing of it. After all it might have always been there. I’m not a very visually observant person. My special talent is in my ability to...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 15, 2008 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame
In a poignantly funny scene from one of my favorite movies, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Renee Zelwegger, who plays Bridget struggles with negative feelings about her body and tries to cover herself up after making love with her boyfriend, Mark Darcy. Mark...
