Season 3, Episode 9 What does dieting show our daughters? How can we model a healthy body image for them? In this episode I talk to my friend, Compared to Who? contributor Kristen Maddux about her journey from being the “Best Dieter” in her Weight Watchers...
I don’t know at what exact moment it all changed. But I remember in third grade when I stood in front of the gold-trimmed, full-length mirror in the corner of my room and made an assessment that I would carry with me for decades: My thighs were large. This...
As we continue our Helping Your Daughter with her Body Image Series, today, I want to ask you to do something unexpected to help your daughter feel confident. I want you to stop telling her she’s pretty. Allow me to explain how this can help your daughter feel...
Hi. My name is Heather and I’m a real swimsuit model. Thick thighs, post-baby flab, deflated nursing boobs and all. Of course I’m not the kind featured in Sports Illustrated. You’ll never see me in a suntan lotion ad or on a billboard holding a...
At barely six-weeks-old, I was forced to engage in my daughter’s body image battle. I visited the office of my periodontist in an effort to overhaul my terribly messed-up, post-pregnancy gums. With an hour round-trip to his office, my husband and I deemed it...
Today our “Questions” series continues with this SUPER tough one from a reader up north! Dear Heather: I have been encouraged by your posts and reminded to look past comparisons and to Christ. However, I’m struggling lately because my daughter is...