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Tag: body image

How & Why I Started Nourishing and Cherishing My Body

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Jess Connell

  This past spring, I knew something had to change. I’m 36 (and– gulp!– I can only say that for another month or so). And I had started noticing my age. It was little things: groaning, with an additional “oof” or “oh!” when I got off the couch hearing clicks in my knees and ankles…

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Does Body Image Have Any Connection to our Souls?

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Jess Connell

  One thing I’m super thankful for is that my mom and dad gave me a healthy perspective on food and body image. The more I look around, the more this seems to be increasingly rare in our modern world. My mom’s weight fluctuated over my growing up years, and I remember her working to be healthy and active…

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Mounting Pressure for “Mommy Makeovers”

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Jess Connell

My blood began boiling over this issue a few years ago, when the (supposedly) “safe for the whole family” Christian radio station in my area began advertising “Mommy Makeovers” throughout the day, every day. The ad went something like this: “Sick of your post-baby flabby midsection? Ready to treat yourself and your body to some…

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