by Andrea Amador | Jan 14, 2013 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Creating Confidence
About 5 years ago I walked into my local Lane Bryant store at the Palisades Mall to do some shopping, and for what seemed like the first time, I noticed a poster of a woman, shapely and curvy like me wearing a variety of outfits the store carried. I later learned this...
by Andrea Amador | Jan 12, 2013 | Creating Confidence, Food, George Michael
Have you gotten caught up in feeling blue? I’ve had a bit of contrast in my life lately. I understand that’s a politically correct way of saying that I’ve been dealing with a bit of muck over the past few weeks. Don’t you hate when that happens? Things seem to...
by Andrea Amador | Nov 8, 2012 | Creating Confidence, Inspiration
With the recent hurricane that slammed so many of us, we’re seeing more and more signs that we have to change our ways in order to survive. I’ll admit. Living in New York and being raised in the city, I never once considered that weather was anything to worry about....
by Andrea Amador | Oct 12, 2012 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Coaching, Creating Confidence, Depression, Health At Every Size, Inspiration, It's All Just Energy, Law of Attraction, Mind/Body Connection, Neuro Linguistic Programming/NLP, Power of Role Models, Self-Compassion As Strength, Setting Boundaries, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic, The Power of Forgiveness, Visualization, Your Thoughts Count
If you’re struggling with a fat and ugly self image, dieting is not the solution for you. Unless you change the way that you see yourself first, you’ll always think of yourself as being cursed. Your change must start in your head before it can manifest in...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 8, 2012 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Coaching, Creating Confidence, Health At Every Size, Inspiration, Intuitive Eating, It's All Just Energy, Law of Attraction, Make Peace with Food, Mind/Body Connection, Power of Role Models, R.E.C.L.A.I.M. System, Raising Body Happy Kids, Setting Boundaries, Sexy At Every Size, Stress-Relief, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic, Visualization, Your Thoughts Count
Are you struggling with a fat and ugly self image? Always putting yourself down, hating your body? Feel like a failure because you can’t stop eating? It’s not the fat on your body that needs to be addressed — it’s the fat in your head. Your thoughts are making you...
by Andrea Amador | Jun 5, 2012 | Bust Out of Body Shame, Creating Confidence
I’ll admit having a photo of me hugging my curvy size 18 body representing body acceptance for Dove up on a Times Square billboard is a huge ego boost. It feels so good to have my face splashed all over a billboard in Times Square. Want to know how you...
