Posts Tagged "Body Image"

Let’s Talk About Periods Baby

Posted by on Jun 3, 2013 in Essentially Family, Essentially Jess | 20 comments

Let’s Talk About Periods Baby

So last week, when I was out working, my eldest daughter Taylah (who will be 10 this week,) asked Boatman, ‘dad, what’s a period?’ His response was typical: It’s an amount of time. Of course. Obviously, that was not the type of period she was referring to. It turned out the girls at school were talking about how they were ‘starting their period,’ (which I highly doubt considering the complete lack of physical development from most of these girls), and had...

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How I Met Reality

Posted by on Feb 22, 2013 in Essentially Jess | 38 comments

How I Met Reality

Body perception is a funny thing.   image credit I distinctly remember being pregnant and often getting stuck in small places, because I couldn’t squeeze through. It’s like my mind had caught up with the increased girth of my body, and thought narrow doorways were still an option. It also accounts for the burns on my stomach whilst ironing. No matter how often I did it, I never could seem to get used to the fact that my stomach was so far in front, I needed to be stand back....

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Nobody’s Slave

Posted by on Oct 18, 2012 in Essentially Jess | 57 comments

Nobody’s Slave

Back before I sprained my ankle and tore some ligaments in a ridiculous display of un-coordination, I was doing the bridge to 10k app. Honestly, I’ve never been a runner (Which is probably why I fell off the step). It’s just not something I’ve enjoyed, but I loved being able to conquer the milestones, running up and down my step as my phone told me to, for up to 50 minutes at a time was hard work and yet so incredibly exhilarating. Since then I haven’t been able to run....

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Here We Go Round Again

Posted by on Apr 19, 2012 in Essentially Jess | 20 comments

Here We Go Round Again

Madeline, here we go around again. You know it. I know it, Don’t try to pretend. You know it could be so much better than its been ….. Here we go round again Hanson- Madeline I knew it was coming. It always does. There is only so long I can live without it. I wish I could. I wish it wasn’t always there, at the back of my mind, ready to rear its ugly head. I wish I could enjoy the absence, without knowing it’s only a matter of time. When it’s not there, I...

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