by Emily Wierenga | Aug 12, 2013 | #HuffingtonPost, #mominthemirror, anorexia, appearance, beauty, body, body image, daughter, eating disorders, looks, Sarah Koppelkam, self-esteem
I recently read an article in The Huffington Post regarding how to talk to your daughter about her body, and it said not to.It said, Don’t talk to your daughter about her body, except to teach her how it works.Don’t say anything if she’s lost weight.... by Emily Wierenga | May 16, 2013 | behavior, body image, daughter, diet, exercise, food, habits, legacy, mom in the mirror, mother, tips, yoga
Women are the heartbeat of the home. If we are peaceful, joyful and confident, our families will be too. And if we’re anxious, fearful and... by Emily Wierenga | Mar 11, 2013 | body image, forgiveness, mom in the mirror, Preston Yancey, rape, relationship, security, self-esteem, self-love
It’s A Love Dare, friends. A dare to love ourselves, and we’re meeting every Monday to discuss what this looks like.Today I’ve invited my friend, Preston Yancey, to share his views on how we perceive our worth. In this post, Preston... by Emily Wierenga | Nov 26, 2012 | birth, body image, children, christmas, diet, eating, eating disorders, food, happiness, mothers, pregnancy, skinny, weight
i was eating key-lime pie and commenting on how good she looked, on her new shade of hair, and i mentioned that she’d lost weight, that she looked slimmer, and she glowed. the way mothers do when they’re told they’re beautiful, even as her teenage daughter walked by,... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 12, 2012 | a deeper story, abandoned, appearance, beauty, body image, book giveaway, chatting at the sky, children, emily freeman, father, husband, leaving
Wind catches the curtains in my children’s bedroom. They sleep with flushed cheeks and eyelashes long and every night I check on them before I go to sleep, and every night I feel both afraid and awed by their beauty.I touch lips to their skin, remember how my mum... by Emily Wierenga | Oct 8, 2012 | allison vesterfelt, anorexia, body, body image, christians, God, hard, love, marriage, mum, myths
Before I got married I thought I could do life on my own. Well, with God, of course, because that’s what good Christians do, but mostly, on my own. I dated guys because they were fun but my mum always said I’d have a hard time getting married because I couldn’t...