By Kristen Donia --- Have you heard? Healthy is the new skinny. There’s a lot of talk about body positivity lately (yay!) and sometimes people aren’t quite sure how to make sense of it all. If someone is happy with their body, does it matter how healthy their eating habits ...
By Kristen Donia --- Dictionary.com defines self-confidence as:”realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc. So how do we form our own judgments and beliefs in our abilities? Our self-confidence develops throughout our lives as we continue to come into contact with all the elements of existence. Our self-confidence ...
By Kristen Donia --- I am enough. I am strong. I am healthy. These are examples of affirmations. Lately, the term “affirmations” has been more present in our society, perhaps because people are tired of living unhappy lives? We are finally ending the stigma surrounding mental health and getting down ...
By Kristen Donia --- You’re probably not surprised to hear that just like other aspects of life, body positivity is made up of more than one component. Let’s look at an example. If you decide one day you want to play volleyball, from that day on you will make choices ...
By Kristen Donia --- If someone were to ask, would you call yourself goal-oriented? For some of us, goals are the driving forces of our lives and on the other hand, sometimes we’re looking for a place to start in establishing healthy, attainable goals. We’ve been on this road together, ...