A couple of years ago, I realized that I think other women’s imperfections are take-your-breath-away beautiful. Crow’s feet, gray hairs, stretch marks and scars, overly rosy cheeks, pores, the light and shadow of human skin, outer thigh dimples, “age spots” and freckles. Not beautiful in a “your flaws are what make you unique and that’s beautiful” kind of way.
Read MoreA couple of days ago, I was talking with a client about scars. She'd just had surgery and a well-meaning someone, probably trying to preemptively console her, told her not to worry about her scar and that she would always be beautiful — no matter how it healed.
Read More“He just had this golden heart.” Driving home one-day several years ago, I heard a woman being interviewed on NPR use these words to describe her nephew, a soldier who had died in Afghanistan. Instantly, I felt a pang of shame and longing lance through me because I knew, without reservation, that my heart was not golden.
Read MoreLittle Dipper Yoga and Therapeutic Bodywork officially began in June of 2015 and, since before I really even opened up shop, I’ve had more than a few people ask me, essentially, “What’s with the name?” The answer to that question starts with a seed that was planted 5 or 6 years ago.
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