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3.18 Let’s Get Physical
Let’s break Emma June into the parts of her whole. Ew. Let me try again. Let’s look at the different parts of Emma. Hmm, nope. That’s not it either. “Head, shoulders, knees and toes?” Okay, I give up. What I’m trying (and failing) to say in a normal, not-weird kind of way is that body…
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3.17 Too Confessed to be Stressed
Imagine you’re feeling yourself. You decide to take a selfie. Your Instagram page has been seriously lacking, so you feel like you want to post something. You look good, you feel good, everything’s good. So you take a picture. People always say, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but what happens when the words…
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3.16 Hard to Swallow
It’s been a hell of a week. In case you didn’t know, this weekend marks the end of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This is a topic that I’ve toyed with touching on for months and months now, but I’ve never been able to put my thoughts into words. But, if there’s ever a time…
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3.15 As Myth Would Have It
In order to put a spin on this blog post, I’m not going to do a “I’m Going To Be Single This Valentine’s Day, Please Don’t Feel Sorry For Me” post. We have both been there AND done that. It’s boring. It’s tiring. If you’re single on Valentine’s Day, you should be viewing it as…
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3.14 Trust the Gut (No, Really, Trust It)
If a muscle is not used, eventually it withers. Intuition is exactly like that: without food, without employment, it atrophies. Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, “Women Who Run with the Wolves” (The first installment of the Let’s Howl series, in which I do some reflecting on Dr. Estés’ book. It’ll be a great series. You’ll love…
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3.13 Main Character Energy: A Dose of Reality
And I’ve been waiting for this time to come around…but, baby, running after you is like chasing the clouds… One Direction, “Story of My Life” Once upon a time, a spunky young college graduate named Emma June spent a weekend visiting her cousin in New York. The whole trip was like a movie: two young…
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3.12 THAT’S a Stretch
I got to spend a little time with my family during Christmas, and I had an interesting exchange with my little brother. He goes to a military academy, and he’s working on getting…what’s the word he used? Oh, right: “swole.” He’s trying to pack on some muscles, and one day when he was prancing around…
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3.11 Box Checks, Faux-Concern and (gasp!) Normal Bodies
But I won’t let them break me down to dust / I know that there’s a place for us / for we are glorious. Keala Settle, “The Greatest Showman” (an awesome movie, do yourself a favor and watch it) Imagine that you’re me. You’re scrolling through Instagram on your lunch break. You follow the tag…
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3.10 Goliath-gate: A Giant Problem
Now I’m Goliath / I’m standing on the head of a giant / And I won’t be silent / until you hear me. Smith & Thell, “Goliath” I’m going to start this blog post with a lovely story. A real tugger on the ole heartstrings, so buckle up. Once upon a time, a girl named…
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3.9 Let’s Talk Loaf
If you want my views of history, then there’s something you should know: the three men I admire most are Curly, Larry, Moe. Michael Lee Aday (Meat Loaf), “Everything Louder than Everything Else” Everyone has skeletons in their closets. Some people eat their boogers. Some people close the elevator door on other people. Some people…
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