Elizabeth Patch's More to Love Blog » Self-esteem http://elizabethpatch.com Art & Inspiration for All Sizes! Sun, 20 May 2012 20:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Guest Post: Talk to Me, Girlfriend http://elizabethpatch.com/2011/09/guest-post-talk-to-me-girlfriend.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2011/09/guest-post-talk-to-me-girlfriend.html#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:22:05 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/?p=6080 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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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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© 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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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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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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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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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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]]> http://elizabethpatch.com/2010/01/fat-jeans-skinny-jeans.html/feed 61 A Serving of Stress for Thanksgiving? http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/11/a-serving-of-stress-for-thanksgiving.html http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/11/a-serving-of-stress-for-thanksgiving.html#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:39:00 +0000 elizabeth patch http://elizabethpatch.com/2009/11/a-serving-of-stress-for-thanksgiving.html 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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