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Archive for the ‘Self-esteem’ Category

February 5th, 2008

Learn to Love Your Body

Angelique over at Breaking the Mirror is running an awesome event for Valentine’s Day: 24 Hours of Body Love.
She’s asking folks to send her full-length, fully clothed photos of themselves to post on the site, and visitors will leave positive comments about the images. There will be one person featured every hour for the whole […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

January 10th, 2008

8 Reasons to Exercise for 30 Minutes a Day

Courtesy of the Mayo Clinic, 8 reasons to exercise for 30 minutes a day. Here’s the quick rundown with my commentary.
Exercising 30 minutes a day can:

Lower blood pressure. According to the American Heart Association, some risks of high blood pressure include stroke, heart attack, heart and kidney failure, and atherosclerosis. High blood pressure triples […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

December 28th, 2007

Are You Standing in the Way of Your Own Happiness? I Challenge You to Make a Change!

We all want to be happy and successful, but sometimes our attitude contradicts what we say we want, and that gets in the way of the happiness we desire. Have you ever heard these phrases coming out of your mouth, or have you thought them?

I hate this stupid job.
Why does this always happen to me?
I […]

By Kristen King -- 5 comments

December 20th, 2007

Autism Vox’s Kristina Chew Quoted in Today’s New York Times

Our favorite body editor/editor mom tipped me off to this topic a few days ago, and I’ve been quietly following it ever since. So imagine my surprise and delight to find one of my fellow b5media bloggers quoted in a story about it in today’s NYT business section!

Excerpt: “While many individuals spoke to us about […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

December 19th, 2007

How to Look Good Naked

I was extremely skeptical when I got the invitation from Lifetime TV to preview the new reality series How to Look Good Naked. To be completely honest, I was expecting it to be trashy and stupid. I was wrong.
Aside from the annoying host, Carson Kressley, who has bugged the heck out of me since the […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

December 18th, 2007

Because Getting Plastered and Posting Pictures of Your Drunk Self on the Internet Seems Like a GOOD Idea???

Okay, this is one of those stories that evokes a big sigh and a “Kids today…” speech, despite the fact that I’m only 25 and supposedly still hip. Or whatever they call it now, those young whippersnappers.
A Facebook group called “30 Reasons Girls Should Call It a Night” features more than 172,000 members and close […]

By Kristen King -- 6 comments

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