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

The Water We Swim In

It’s the water we swim in, an “Image is everything” and a “just do it” world. Pay attention to the outside, “perfect the package” so to speak.

The hard part about cultural norms is that that they feel, well, normal. They are our constant companion and, so, they become our reality. So, when we see a certain body type or “flawless” look upheld in media and advertising, it’s assumed that that’s the “norm” for women in the world; that’s what our bodies or skin or faces “should” look like.

Melissa KucharskiJuly 28, 2020beautyculture, dietculture, thewaterweswimin, eatingdisorders, disorderedeating, daughts, daughters, raisingdaughters, bodyimage, truebeauty, beauty, impossiblebeauty