ButterflyWings

Healthy Resolve and Butterfly Wings: Starting 2014 With Hope

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” — Maya AngelouMerriam-Webster defines resolution as determination or a course of active decidedness. When struggling…
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Something “Needs Improvement,” But It’s Not Your Body

The phrase, “Needs Improvement” seems like a fair way to assess the spelling or cursive handwriting skills of an elementary school student. But the body composition of an adolescent child? Perhaps not.The parents of one 12-year-old girl…
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Love Your Body Day 2013: Why a Day of Body-Love Matters

“Dream on it. Let your mind take you places you would like to go, and then think about it and plan it and celebrate possibilities. And don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t know how to dream.” — Liza MinnelliFrom traditional holidays,…
ImAGirl

NYC Promotes Positive Body Image With Its New “I’m a Girl” Campaign

“I’m Beautiful the Way I Am.” That’s the message at the center of a public education campaign launched by the city of New York this week. The #ImAGirl campaign features NYC girls—not professional models—in a PSA as well as print…
Mayer Blog

Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer’s Spread in Vogue Raises Eyebrows and Questions

Open the September issue of Vogue and you’ll find an in depth feature on Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer. Mayer is one of only 22 female CEOs running a Fortune 500 company – a feat made all the more notable in the field of technology, where the…