Guest Post: Talk to Me, Girlfriend

Girlfriends keep us sane!
A good girlfriend allows us to
laugh, cry or complain without judgment.
We confess our problems and ask for advice,
share hysterically silly moments
and keep each other going in an often hard world.

My guest post at Girlfriendology.com
(where I’ve recently been given the title of “body image guru”!)
is all about

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Graduation: Letting Go and Moving On!

Graduation Day: Letting Go and Moving On!

I am a high school teacher,
so I have been to dozens of graduations.
It’s always pomp & circumstance,
caps & gowns, friends and family,
flowers and balloons, tears and cheers.
And for a few brief hours,
all those kids who had separated themselves
into rival cliques,
the trouble-makers and

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Stop Complaining About Your Body

© elizabeth patch, all rights reserved

Go ahead. Get it all out of your system.
Complain about your body.
Whine about how ugly you are.
Go on and on about how much you hate yourself.

I hate my butt! My legs are too fat!
Everything about me is too fat!
I hate my hair!

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What are You Waiting For?

Don’t Delay

Be graceful.
Successful.

Have lovers.
Adventures.

Move mountains.
Change history.

Take action.
Make magic.

Don’t wait until after the diet!
More to Love © elizabeth patch, all rights reserved.

“As soon as this diet is over, I’ll treat myself to new clothes, hair, make-up, the works!”

“Once I lose this weight, I’m going on a tropical vacation, or maybe Europe!

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6 Quick Self-Esteem Fixes

Models, Mannequins, Magazines

Personal style is an attitude, not a size!

You really are a confident, funny, loving, creative, hard-working, complex and interesting person!

And yet, there are times when you feel miserable because suddenly you hate your ________
(fill in the blank).

Maybe you are just tired.
Maybe you are stressed about something else.

Maybe your

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A New Point of View

New Point of View
Its not my shape
that needs to change.
Its how I see myself.
More to Love, ©elizabeth patch

We all have doubts about our body.
We all find fault with our looks.

Inspecting our flaws in the mirror is an intensely hurtful behavior that many of us do automatically, without thinking.

The critical voice

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Fat Jeans, Skinny Jeans

Silly Question illustration from "More to Love"

Silly Question

Should I really hate myself
because of the size of my jeans?

© excerpt from “More to Love“

Many deep questions may haunt you
in the middle of the night:

What is the meaning of life?
Who is my

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A Serving of Stress for Thanksgiving?

More to Love Cook Book

Recipe for a Great Life:
1. Live, Laugh, Love!
2. Work, Play, Dream!
3. Cook, Eat, Enjoy!

from More to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved

I have a complicated series of feasts to attend and cook for this week.
My husband’s family and my family

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