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Would love to hear how others remain in a positive mindset as far as their bodies and eating goes during the holiday season when their are so many treat, and goodies around. For me, I believe in enjoying the treat while making sure my main meals are... 

My sister has a lot of insecurities so she hides herself. She wears baggy clothes or mostly black, won't take pictures, or tries to stay home all the time. I want her to feel comfortable, but I also don't want my sister to hide. How can I push her wi... 

While most people would say that I am a super confident person, I don't think I have always lead with confidence. There was a time that I would NEVER wear a 2 piece swim suit. Not only would I never wear one, but I would also never take a picture of ... 

It was this time 4 years ago, at the busiest point in my full-time fitness and yoga teaching career, that my body said “ENOUGH.” I was demo-ing a movement during my 5th class of the day and felt a dull pain that had been lingering in my low back sudd... 

Happy November, AthletaWell Fam! I always find the beginning of each month to be a good reminder to pause, check-in with myself, and get clear on what I want to cultivate and step into this month. Over the last couple weeks I've been dealing with som... 

Several times a week I take a bike ride in prospect park in Brooklyn. There is a MAJOR hill that is difficult for almost everyone going up it whether walking, riding or running. This morning as I was getting up the hill this guy who was running proba... 

I've spent a lot of my life worrying about being too big or "too much." From growing up in the ballet world and constantly receiving messaging about not letting my body get too bulky, to being told I'm "loud and intense" when I'd speak up about uncom... 

Just wanted to drop a note to all of you who participated in the Body & Self Love Challenge for the month of September. I know some of the challenges brought up some mixed emotions but I hope that they gave you some tools to start your body/self love... 

Hi Athletawell Community. Here we are in week 3 already of our Body Self Love Challenge and I hope you are feeling more connected to yourself and remembering all of the reasons why you are so special. This week I challenge you to do no less than 15 m... 

Hi Everyone!Today starts weeks 2 of the Body & Self love challenge and this week we are focusing on setting boundaries. If there is one way to show yourself respect it is to set boundaries with those around you. While it isn't always easy to say no e... 

As health and wellness educators/leaders/guides it’s tough to be in a business where size seems to matter most and image can, truly, be everything. The hardest place to be sometimes is comfortable in our own skin. For ALL the reasons. I loved watchin... 

It's unfortunate that we live in a society that promotes shame around size, celebrates smallness instead of fullness, has created so much bias around what we think able bodies look like, and pushed movement as a form of punishment for what you eat in... 

Remember when Leo was running around some beach, with his tummy out and everyone was like “omg! He’s so hot! Dad bod in full effect” (though, he’s a consummate single). Why, may I ask, is the same consideration not made for women? Why is it that duri... 

There's been such a pleasant evolution of body positivity over the last 10 years and I am HERE for it. But, as a physical therapist, I see people when they're injured and their body isn't exactly doing what it normally can do, which sometimes trigger... 

I think most of you know that I'm a toddler mom. I'm also very open about my struggles with a history of eating disorders (yes, plural) and even when I wasn't actively throwing up or restricting calories, I was still VERY disordered in my thinking ar... 

Here we are in the height of summer and here in NYC the weather has been like we are living in a jungle. It couldn't be more hot and humid. Even with this crazy heat I still see and hear women saying that they "can't" show there arms because of whate...