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Mama: Don’t talk weight loss resolutions in front of your child  —here’s why

Moms are probably the most important influence on a daughter’s body image. 

Updated Dec. 07, 2021

How I learned to see my ‘mom body’ with eyes of love—not hate

Body, let me apologize. I’ve been kind of a jerk in the way I’ve described you: Fat. Tired. Lazy. 

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My daughter—you’re so much more than what you see in the mirror

Beauty comes from something deeper...something not so easily washed away by soap and water.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

The amazing way that pregnancy prepares you for motherhood

It has taught me to see the magic. ✨

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

I want to decide my ‘good days’ by what I did, not what I weighed

The scale isn’t going to be in charge of my happiness anymore.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Hey mama, it’s time to ditch the clothes that no longer fit

What to wear now that I’ve had a baby.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Instead of focusing on how motherhood changed my body, I’m celebrating how it changed my soul

Take that photograph. Wear that bikini. Climb all over that playground. Jump together, dance together, laugh together.

Updated Jul. 06, 2022

I wish I loved my body sooner

I see her and I’m ready to love her—finally. I only wish I got here sooner.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Now I know I’m beautiful, too: My daughter’s body looks just like mine

When you see the things you ‘hate’ about yourself reflected in someone so perfect, it’s time to reconsider.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

How to talk to your daughter about her body

“You’re looking so strong!”?

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

My daughter is learning what a woman’s body looks like—from me

My body, my belly, is the first woman’s body my daughter has ever seen.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Loving your postpartum body: 12 mantras to help you adjust to your new shape

“I will not compare my postpartum body with any other moms’ postpartum bodies .”

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Our daughters deserve to love their bodies

4 body-positive lessons to teach our daughters.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

5 powerful ways to embrace your postpartum body

Telling women they can "bounce back' and erase the fact that they've had a baby is misguided at best and dangerous at worst.

Updated Mar. 17, 2025

Love your pregnant body: 10 mantras to embrace your changing shape

4. Pregnancy is a time for me to grow accustomed to ‘stretching’ myself.

Updated Nov. 10, 2022

Your baby’s first home: Why now is the time to start loving your body

4 mantras to turn negative self-talk into acceptance and love for your body.

Updated Nov. 10, 2022

I’m teaching my daughter to love her body—by loving mine

This isn’t a story about how I lost weight. Instead, it’s about letting go of the weight of my body issues.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Hello, motherhood. Goodbye, skinny jeans

I could lose all the weight in the world, but my shape is different. I am now, and forever, a mother.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023
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