All the potential.

What I want to talk about today is potential - and the things in our lives that have the potential to both build us up and break us. It occurred to me, as I watched my daughters' dance show from the wings last weekend, how peculiar it is that I, as a body image coach and promoter of health at every size, have found myself and my children entrenched in the world of dance. Along with running, figure skating, and cheerleading - dance is one of the most problematic pursuits when it comes to girls, women, and bodies. It has the potential to do so much damage. My experience has been that dance - contemporary dance in particular - has offered my girls and me the opportunity to work through stress and tough emotions and connect to our bodies in a very tangible way. I see a deep and unwavering body confidence in both my daughters and I feel it in myself. The music, the movement, the exposure, and the physical challenge - boosts our mood and is often “the” game changer on tough days in our home. It has the potential to do so much damage but in the right environment, with powerful teachers, and perspective that potential can be transformed into something wholly different. Let's talk about it. What are the things in your life that bring joy and/or pain. What works for you and what doesn't?? How can we ditch the binary: that's good and that's bad. This is right. That is wrong. I am right. You are wrong. How can we, instead, reach for a much more nuanced version of health, nutrition, movement, beauty, and body image? PS Learn more about the Juicy Body Blueprint!