Growing up, I was fat shamed. I routinely heard such sayings as "Okay, it's YOUR body" (when I asked for a sugary snack), "How will you get a boyfriend when you eat like a pig?" "I'm going to put a voice recorder in your pocket on your first date to see if you burp; that’s disgusting," … Continue reading Taking Back My Life
Author: Caitlin
Caitlin writes and coaches about trauma recovery, relationships, motivation and confidence, self-love, queer identity, and social justice. They are the author of The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation. Find their work at caitlinlizfisher.com
How to Purge Your House: By Category
Last week we talked about how to purge and declutter your house by going through each room and completing it before moving onto the next room. Another option to declutter your home is to purge by category. This means you gather up all related items from the entire house and sort them all at once, … Continue reading How to Purge Your House: By Category
How To Purge Your House: Room by Room
Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash For a lot of people, minimalism jumps upon them swiftly when they look around and suddenly wake up to the fact that they're surrounded by unneeded stuff. For others, they take a slower approach. One big benefit of doing all your decluttering in one go is that you put in … Continue reading How To Purge Your House: Room by Room
Packing tips for traveling light
I just flew in from North Carolina and boy, are my arms tired! *Crickets* No? Okay. In all seriousness, I went on vacation last week! It was very relaxing and I got to spend some quality time with a good friend - and the beach! I flew Spirit Airlines which is a phenomenal value for the … Continue reading Packing tips for traveling light
On body empowerment and fear of change
They say that you should do one thing every day that scares you. Not like punching a shark or jumping off a building, unless those are up your alley, but little things in life that are just outside our comfort zones. Outside your comfort zone is where the magic happens and where you change your life! … Continue reading On body empowerment and fear of change
How to Finish What You Start
Why don't we follow through? Many comments on my recent post "Today is Day One" were from people letting me know that they could really relate to starting new projects. The trouble is, so many times when we start a new project, we don't follow through with it. It's one thing to write down a … Continue reading How to Finish What You Start
Today is Day One
If you could not fail What would you do if you had the time, money, and energy to do it? If you knew you could not fail? Learn a new skill? Spend more time with your kids? Take a family vacation? Take a vacation by yourself or with your spouse? Write a book? Lose 50 pounds? … Continue reading Today is Day One
Asking my audience
I need your help! Hello, readers! I am happy to be talking with you again on a regular basis. However... my domain name is about to expire in a couple months and I've been working on building a new website for you guys where I can better encompass what my intention is with Born Again … Continue reading Asking my audience
4 Reasons to Take a Gap Year Before College
Why it pays to be patient - 4 reasons I wish I had waited to go to college Making major life decisions in early adulthood Imagine a world where you have to ask permission to go to the bathroom and then months later, you are expected to make a major life decision that determines your … Continue reading 4 Reasons to Take a Gap Year Before College
My Real First Marriage
In recent years when I have discussed my first marriage, I've been referring to the one with legal paperwork, self-esteem turmoil, and a divorce at the end. In all of those times I have said the words "my first marriage," I forgot that my first marriage was actually to my childhood best friend who lived two doors … Continue reading My Real First Marriage
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