That Woman in the Mirror

In this beautiful piece, guest writer, Abbie (Smith) Sprunger talks honestly about the complexities of beauty and her understanding of authentic beauty. Abbie is the author of the newly released: What Is Beautiful? (Parent Cue, 2020) and resides with her husband and three children as the caretakers of Wesley Gardens Retreat in Savannah, GA.

Melissa KucharskiNovember 4, 2020abbiesprunger, abbiesmithsprunger, empoweringwomen, impossiblebeauty, melissajohnson, women, beauty, truebeauty, whatisbeautiful, wesleysgardensretreat, motherdaughter, minneapolis

Women at War With Their Bodies

The moment she said it, something shifted in me.

I was fairly new to yoga, so I wasn’t used to wise instructors’ words resonating so deeply.

“Thank your body for all it does for you every day.”

“Thank my body?” I thought to myself. It felt so odd to me. No one had ever invited me to thank my body for what it does. I never considered thanking my body at all.

BlogMelissa KucharskiAugust 15, 2019Impossiblebeauty, minneapolis, healthblogger, empoweringwomen, eatingdisorder, women