Driven: The Prize

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by Rachel Kargas   I have always been self motivated. In school nobody had to remind me to do my homework. In college I could be found at 10PM on a Friday night in the quiet corner of the Memorial Library nursing a cup of black coffee while my friends were out doing shots and drinking Sex On […]

F-Bombs, Secrets, & Random Facts

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  Watch your back, Cinderella I hate spiders. If all the Disney Princesses tried to take out Wonder Woman in a fight, I’d put money on Wonder Woman. Hands down. Real shredded coconut “tastes” like paper to me. Shut. Up. When I am out in public here in Maine and make eye contact with another […]

Announcing the #BodyThanks Event

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If I asked you what you are thankful for right now…what would you say? Would you say you are thankful for your health? Your family and friends? Your job or the view from your bedroom window? All of those and more, I would imagine. We’re grateful for our kids and for our family pets and […]

GBP Showcase: The Tilt Shifts Reality

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Girl Body Pride is coming up on a birthday. To celebrate, we are taking a moment to showcase our favorite submissions from guest writers and contributions from our regular team. Do you have a favorite you’d like to see here? Send me an email at . Jessi Sanfilippo shared The Tilt Shifts Reality on August […]

GBP Showcase: A Weigh In on Shame

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Girl Body Pride is coming up on a birthday. To celebrate, we are taking a moment to showcase our favorite submissions from guest writers and contributions from our regular team. Do you have a favorite you’d like to see here? Send me an email at . Michaella O’Connor shared A Weigh In on Shame with […]

Choose Your Word

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I recently had the chance to hang out with Holly Fulger and friends (and fellow Speaking of Beauty contributing writers) in Holly’s home in L.A. Don’t freak out if you happen to be aware of The Cali Curse and the Me Being Banned from Ever Stepping Foot NEAR Cthe State of California thing. At least, […]

Aftermath

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    I don’t like math. I don’t really like anything having to do with numbers. Maybe my dislike for the subject has something to do with the Post Vacation Equation.   5 days in Charleston + 4 days in Myrtle Beach x 3 meals a day – the cupcake I walked 12 blocks for  […]

The Search for What Is

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 Hey, you … yes you. I have news for you: You are enough.  For any of us, these are the three most moving words to absorb in order to find true, toe-curling joy, experience freedom, and turn a miraculous corner in your life.  They can also be three of the most difficult words to swallow […]

Good at Falling

Mexican Musings from Maine

  We live on eight acres with a quarter mile long drive. And the mailbox is, of course and probably obviously, at the very end. Or the beginning, depending on which way you’re looking. We’re only renting and have no idea where we will end up in six months. So, while we have it, we’re […]

Ams and Am Nots

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 Let me tell you who I am not. I am not: *Perfect *Able to spell anything correctly *Interested in getting over my Tofu Phobia *Friends with my scale *In possession of a head of hair that actually moves when the wind does. *An expert in Pubic Relations (Click on the link above for this one […]