Bra Politics

A while back, I worked with a client who didn’t own a bra. OK, to be fair, she owned several soft, relatively shapeless sports bras, none of which gave her breasts any support or shape. Her goal for the consult was to look more polished and professional for...

Wear Everything All the Time

When I wear white, I eat spaghetti. Or drink coffee. Or munch on Cheetos. Or write with Sharpies or open cans of motor oil or serve grape juice to passing children or basically do any and everything possible to STAIN THE LIVING BEJEEZUS OUT OF MY CLOTHING. But I wear...

On Mixed Messages About Style and Body Image

Although this post focuses on correspondence between myself and reader Nichole, she raises questions that I’ve gotten many, many times over the years both in comments on this blog and in a handful of e-mails. I do my best to tackle them in real time,...

What Your Body Is, What Your Body Isn’t

Perspective is a powerful tool. Because “how things are” is incredibly relative, and how we think about them is key. When it comes to our bodies, we are coached to consider their deficits. They aren’t thin enough, strong enough, sexy enough, young...

Body Stewardship

The first time I heard anyone talk about stewardship it was in a discussion about the environment, and in this context it meant making careful decisions that would cause no further harm to our planet. The next time was at the university...

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