You walk through the day as if you're floating on a cloud. You no longer need sleep, food, or Netflix. You're in love. . . He's all you can think about and it seems he feels the same. Maybe you've said, "I love you" or you feel it's coming soon. You'd never tell him...
Heather Creekmore
What’s the Difference Between Staying Healthy and Body Image Obsession?
Here's the most popular question I get asked via email and everywhere I speak. It has to do with figuring out the difference between staying healthy and body image obsession. If you're wondering where the line is, read this! Dear Heather: I feel like I need to stay...
Should Women With Body Image Issues Do Peleton?
I have a slight addiction to exercise equipment. When a new gizmo or workout type comes along, I’m anxious to be a guinea pig. I sign up to pay the four easy payments of $19.99 and I begin to fantasize about how great my life will become once my new exercise regiment...
If you’re feeling lonely on Valentine’s Day. . .
Feeling lonely on Valentine's Day? I understand. This was my plight for many, many years. Even after I got married, Valentine's Day was never as magical as I had dreamt it would be during my single years. But, you don't have to feel alone this Valentine's Day. Neither...
I Think I Can, I Think I Can’t
Most of us have two lives. The life we live and the unlived life that lives within us. (Say that ten times fast!) Between the two stands Resistance. At least that's what Stephen Pressfield (author of the War of Art and The Legend of Bagger Vance) On January 1, I...
Two Reasons Why I Won’t Buy Your Wrinkle Cream
"It'll make you, look younger too . . ." Am I the only one who remembers the Oil of Olay ads from the 1980s? It was a little confusing to process the necessity of such a product as a nine year old. All I wanted was to look older, yet this woman on television was...
How a Book Helped Teenage Girls with Body Image and Comparison
Boarding School. Just saying the words makes people give me a scrutinizing look! Yep, there are still boarding schools and I volunteer at one. When I tell people it is a private Christian boarding school then their curiosity changes to an assumptive idea of...
Compared to Who? Poem by Amy Owens
I'd like to introduce you to Amy Owens, a poet in Ireland who put beautiful words and rhyme to the struggle with body image and comparison. I know they will touch your heart. Consider leaving a comment at the very bottom if they do! I know it would encourage Amy!...
Lose Weight, Shred Fat, Drop Inches…Should Christians Diet?
Should Christians diet? Should we, as Christians, always be "on a diet"? Read more on this important topic, here! Eight pounds. That's what I've gained since I started actively pursuing a sedentary lifestyle. It wasn't my intention to spend the first four months of...
Three Reasons You Don’t Belong at The Clearance Rack
There's a lot to love about January. A new year. Fresh start. Renewed motivation. Crisp cold air that keeps us snuggled inside by the fire. Snow days. Clearance sales. Wait! What was that last one? I confess. I am a shopper. I like to buy clothing. Too much. I've...