This week the Saskatoon Star Phoenix introduced it’s 10th annual winner of the “Beautiful You” contest. The winner of this yearly contest is treated to a nine-month ‘lifestyle makeover’ and we, the audience get to watch their progress through regular features in the paper. Promised new hair, new clothes and especially, a new body, winning this contest would be a dream come…
I am delighted to welcome Helen Bzdel! She has shared some reflections on her work with therapeutic laughter and we thought it fit very well with this week’s theme of Joyful Movement. cheers, Sydney ********************************************************** I was inspired to write this blog after viewing Sydney Bell’s BodyRespect page this week. The focus on increasing exercise/joyful movement caught my attention. I agree…
Sometimes, our bad feelings about our body play a role in our mental health that many of us are not aware of. Focussing on perceived flaws in our body can provide many of us a distraction from other troubles in our life we find so overwhelming we cannot deal with directly. So, all of our troubles end up being viewed…
This post brought to you via the latest BodyRespect e-zine. Check it out! This week’s tip is a huge one. One of the biggest hurdles in developing a body-positive life is the constant commentary we hear from friends family and co-workers talking negatively about their own bodies, or the bodies of others. This is often referred to as bodysnarking. Bodysnarking,…
Summer is the perfect time to kick your journey to BodyRespect into high gear. Work with me to take the next step in creating a vibrant relationship with your body and start to enjoy living in that skin you are in….right now! Book before July 31st and get three 1-hour Coaching Sessions for the price of two! That’s a $50…