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How to be grateful for your body (even when it feels impossible)

by Amber Karnes | Nov 30, 2017 | Body Image, Self-care | 9 |

Body acceptance in our culture is a tall order even on the best of days, but it becomes even more complicated when we are in pain, disabled, or have limitations that affect us. Let’s talk about ways to appreciate the body we have even when it’s not the body we want.

Kimberly Rae Miller on body neutrality, Beautiful Bodies, and the strange history of dieting

by Amber Karnes | Oct 6, 2017 | Podcast | 0 |

Today on the Body Positive Yogacast, I’m chatting with bestselling author, actress, and mama Kimberly Rae Miller. We’ll talk about her latest book Beautiful Bodies, and cover topics like body neutrality, the strange history of dieting, and how a personal tragedy brought her to a place of body acceptance.

There’s not “a thin person inside you, trying to get out” and that’s a good thing

by Amber Karnes | Oct 5, 2017 | Body Image | 0 |

Most of us have spent years curating an image and fantasizing about it: what will life be like when we finally become thin. In my opinion, this is the biggest hurdle to finally landing firmly into self-acceptance. Let’s talk about it.