I’m a weight loss surgery success story. Or am I? As a motivational speaker and author of the touching memoir, You Have Such a Pretty Face, I speak to people …
Hopeless to Happy Summit
Hi everyone !! This year has felt like something out of the Twilight Zone. Do you feel the same? The entire globe is going through a huge shift and transition …
Recovery Today Magazine
I’m incredibly honored that my story was featured in this month’s issue of Recovery Today Magazine. The Editor-in-Chief, Rob Hannley, interviewed me for a feature story, and also did a …
I Know You’re Laughing and Wearing Red
Happy Mother’s Day in heaven to my Mom and my Grandma, who we lovingly called Nonnie—the women who raised me. Upon their arrival, I’m sure heaven had a little …
The Cemetery of My Soul
The hardest funerals to attend are the ones for people who are still living. I found myself studying all of the empty graves lined up inside of my heart—graves that …
Binge-Free Babes Project
If dieting isn’t the answer to permanent weight loss, what is? I used food as comfort my entire life and let’s keep it real—I’m not perfect, sometimes, most times, in …
Her Royal Truth
The Queen has returned from a long sabbatical. Do I have a story? Indeed, I do. Don’t we all? After being in treatment for 3 years for the ongoing sexual …
Beautiful Disaster
It’s hard to get over a fear of the dark, when your monsters were real. I’m a survivor. I was raped repeatedly for several years of my childhood. I speak …
The Magic of Kindness
You know it’s a stressful week when most of your texts to friends start with, “Girl, I need to be sequestered.” Typically, I’m an understanding person. When another driver on …
Your tears matter
Your tears matter. I know for many years they seemed irrelevant. The world seemed oblivious to both your pain and your sorrow. People can be callous and cold sometimes, and …
The Magic of Apple Juice
Have I mentioned I hate the dentist? About a week prior to leaving for LA, I had a crown come off of a molar and part of the remaining tooth …
A Memo to the Hurting….
A memo to the hurting: In reading over some of my past blogs, I was struck with how much pain and darkness filled my life at the time they were …