by Andrea Amador | Dec 28, 2009 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Creating Confidence, Inspiration
Now that the holidays are winding down and coming to a close, the question begs to be answered; what will you do next? Back in the day when I was a die hard dieter, I could count on the comfort and safety of always knowing that I could run back to Weight Watchers and...
by Andrea Amador | Dec 16, 2009 | Coaching, Creating Confidence, Power of Role Models, Raising Body Happy Kids
Can’t thank my friend Peggy enough! An SOS note last night from her telling me about a challenge that she’s having with her pre-teen daughter, Olivia who’s starting to think that she’s fat. You could say it was a real wake up call that...
by Andrea Amador | Dec 1, 2009 | Coaching, Creating Confidence, Inspiration, Setting Boundaries
Today I came across this incredibly inspiring 4 minute video advertisement for Pantene hair products and wanted to share it with you. It’s about a young deaf mute girl from Thailand who yearns to be able to play the violin. As with all of us, she is faced with...
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 15, 2009 | Creating Confidence, Sexy At Every Size, Stress-Relief
According to relationship expert, Marcia Martin, most women in the United States have grown up a little prudish, a little conservative, fearing their sexuality, judging women who like sex as “bad girls.” We cover ourselves up. We don’t talk about it. We pretend it...
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....
