My seven-year-old daughter bounded in the room and asked to play “silly selfies” with me on my phone. This little game is exactly what it sounds like: she and I put our heads together and make funny faces into the camera. “Sure!” I answered as I made my way to the...
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Can “Beautiful” People (Really) Understand Body Image Issues?
"Beautiful people" - they seem to be everywhere. On our screens. On billboards. In our news feeds. On the Compared to Who Contributors page. Wait??!?!?! What was that last one? Read Allyss' first CTW post and find out: Can "beautiful" people (really) understand body...
Why I Don’t Own a Beautiful Mess Shirt
It's trendy to be messy. We lead the rebellion against perfection (at least with our words--how many shots did it take you to get that last selfie?). We embrace all that is flawed. Being a mess is cool. Put together is over rated. Posting images of our imperfections...
I Am by Michele Cushatt: Buy This Book
It's not often that I find a book on the topic of self-image, body image and confidence that I really enjoy and am happy to endorse. But, this month I found one. And, I'm thrilled to highly recommend that you read "I Am" by Michele Cushatt. The book is a sixty day...
Nose Job: The Struggle is Real
I’m ashamed of it. Ashamed of this one part of my body. I’ve been told all my life that it’s unacceptable. I have a small nose. Embarrassing, right? All my life I’ve seen women in magazines with big, bulbous noses. I know some women with small noses get plastic...
Dear 2017: A Poem
When I sat down to write this, I fully intended to write a deep, authentic, well-written, full-length post, like the ones typically seen on Compared to Who? But everything I drafted sounded like I was at a job interview wearing pinchy shoes, so I tossed them....
Dear Fear: We’re Done
Dear Fear, It's quite interesting that you rhyme with dear although you are definitely not something dear to me, or something I want near to me. I've written several letters to you; several letters to the names you have manifested yourself as: eating disorder,...
How Do I Stop Dieting?
Yesterday was national "Give up Your Resolutions Day." How discouraging for everyone who started a diet on January 1st, right? I mean, I love diets. I really do. The structure. The plan. The twinge of excitement you get when you believe that this eating program could...
The Last Resolution You’ll Ever Need to Make
I love a great makeover story. Do you? To see the “before” and “after” of a new haircut or wardrobe change or how people are able to take control of their health when they lose weight . . . We love a good success story, don’t we? What strikes me most about any of...
Esther: Beauty for a Purpose
As far as Bible stories go, Esther has always been one of my favorites. A young girl is plucked from the masses as the next queen. She gets a year of spa treatments and then a chance to win a king's affection. How glamorous and exciting! And, how totally random that...