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You Have a Microphone for Your Life. Who's Holding It?
One of my favorite questions to ask people is, "What is one lesson Life has taught you so far?" I keep a journal with their answers...

Tracy Astle
Apr 12, 20215 min read


Erissa's Story of one step at a time
The last several weeks, we've talked about some pretty big, perspective-shifting things on the topic of body image. If you've followed...

Tracy Astle
Apr 5, 20213 min read


How to Opt Out of Objectification and Why We Need To
OPTING OUT OF OBJECTIFICATION Beauty ideals and diet culture - "This is a collective issue, which can be addressed only when we think...

Tracy Astle
Mar 29, 20215 min read


Why #BodyPositivity Isn't All We Need
Odds are high you've seen or heard these ideas: "You're more beautiful than you think." "All bodies are beautiful." "Your flaws make you...

Tracy Astle
Mar 23, 20214 min read


Why "Health & Fitness" and "Diet & Exercise" Are Not Synonymous
How would you answer the question, "What factor does research show has the most impact on a person's health?" Maybe you'd say their...

Tracy Astle
Mar 15, 20214 min read


How Can I Build Confidence in Myself and Others?
"I've always felt that, especially as women, we are born confident - and then we learn not to be." (Jamie Kern Lima, Believe It, pg 210)...

Tracy Astle
Mar 8, 20216 min read


What is Self-Actualization and Why Does It Matter?
Last week we learned about the problem of self-objectification. You can find that post HERE if you missed it. That wasn't so fun. BUT...

Tracy Astle
Mar 1, 20217 min read


What is Self-Objectification and Why Does It Matter?
We're diving back into the wisdom taught in More Than a Body. Our topic is "From Self-Objectification to Self-Actualization," found in...

Tracy Astle
Feb 23, 20215 min read


Wherever You Are - Be There!
We've been spending a lot of time with the life-changing concepts in Lindsay and Lexie Kite's book More Than a Body these last few weeks...

Tracy Astle
Feb 20, 20212 min read


3 Life-Changing Tools for Feeling Confident in Your Body
In last week's post HERE, we took a look at how women are bombarded with body-centric media messages and how much money is made off of...

Tracy Astle
Feb 10, 20215 min read


Why "Show Me the Money" is Some of the Best Advice Ever
Let's start with two stories - one from way back, one recent. From way back - For much of my life, I've enjoyed talk shows. From way back...

Tracy Astle
Feb 4, 20215 min read


More Than a Body - Read It!
You guys! This book! You'll be hearing a lot about in it the upcoming weeks, I'm sure. And no, it's not a book about murder as my...

Tracy Astle
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Hunger and Curiosity
Too often one of the effects of diet culture can be a warped relationship with hunger. Here's another way to think of hunger. This...

Tracy Astle
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Why Are Americans Acting This Way?
This. Book! Do you ever find yourself scratching your head and wondering why in the world a person, an organization, or even a whole...

Tracy Astle
Jan 11, 20215 min read


Time to Radically Redefine What It Means to Be Healthy.
More good news! The title of this post is taken directly from an article found at Elemental. If we're paying attention, we're hearing...

Tracy Astle
Jan 4, 202111 min read


Hello, 2021! Are We Ever Glad You're Here!
Our New Year's celebrations may be smaller and more personal than usual, and maybe we feel a bit like this - as we gratefully usher 2020...

Tracy Astle
Dec 29, 20201 min read


Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!
May we remember - while the number of gifts and the chance to gather with friends and loved ones may increase the fun of Christmas, the...

Tracy Astle
Dec 21, 20201 min read


Medical Care and Diet Culture: There's Hope!
Y'all! You should see the email I got recently. I mean, really. You should see it! I'll show you some of it in a minute, but let me set...

Tracy Astle
Dec 14, 20205 min read


'Twas the Holiday Season: a Poem for the Frazzled
“T’was the holiday season and in many lives Pressures were buzzing like bees in their hives. The stockings were hung by the chimney with...

Tracy Astle
Dec 7, 20202 min read


#LightTheWorld
Can we all agree it has Been. A. Year!? Do you want to do something to usher it out with style and set a beautiful tone for next year? I...

Tracy Astle
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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