By Alyssa Hurlbert To Your Kids You Are Perfect—Let That Be Enough
I've always struggled with confidence. Ever since I was little, I remember being insecure about how I looked. I wasn't…
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By Jenny Albers The Woman in the Mirror Has a Life Worth Every Scar
I was 12 years old when stretch marks first made an appearance on my body. While I had noticed them…
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By Brea Schmidt To the Extra 17 Pounds: Thank You
It was a single picture of me that did it. I looked at it on my screen and saw "me"…
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By Michelle K Umbehauer To My Daughter, 11 Things I Want You To Know Before You Turn 11
To my (not-so) little girl, Here are 11 things I want you to know before you become an 11-year-old: 1.…
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By Katie Hutton He Took the Picture—and I Hated it
He took the picture, just like I always ask (OK, nag) him to. My toddler and I were reading books…
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By Anne Metz It’s Time to Stop Caring About These 15 Extra Pounds
My new normal is 15 pounds heavier. I’m not writing this because I’ve embraced that. I’m writing this because I…
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To the Self-Conscious Wife Afraid to be Seen
It's not uncommon for the lights to go out on our sex lives when couplehood is suddenly redefined by parenthood.…
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By Heather LeRoss I’m Finally Losing the Weight
I’ve carried this weight since I was 11. That’s when it came, unbidden, unwanted, and for me, unexpected. It showed…
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By Brandi Wiatrak You Are More Than Your Postpartum Body
I looked down at my puffy, pasty thighs, the lemony lighting of the dressing room highlighting every angle of the…
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By Christy Rose The Gift of Your 30s
It hit me this week. It started with me almost puking during an exercise class because I got so winded…
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By Her View From Home Dear Child, Know This: You Are Created in God’s Image and Loved Beyond Measure
“I’m weird.” The words shot across the interior of our car and pierced my heart like an arrow. “What do…
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By Stephanie Hanrahan A Peek Behind the Picket Fence of a “Perfect Family”
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what exactly are those words? What’s the worth of something…
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