Archive - Lift The Shame: The Column

Day 7: Returning Home

You don’t have to fix your body to belong in it.

Aug 25 •

Day 6: When Shame Speaks Loudest

Your inner critic isn’t the truth-teller she pretends to be.

Aug 24 •

Day 5: The Mirror Is Not the Enemy

What if your reflection didn’t need fixing—just softening?

Aug 23 •

Day 4: Looking Through Their Eyes

When you’ve only seen your body through shame, your child’s gaze becomes a lifeline.

Aug 22 •

Day 3: The Armor You Still Carry

When body judgment feels like safety, softening can feel like a risk.

Aug 21 •

Day 2: The Voice That Wasn't Yours

Body shame isn’t born in us—it’s handed down. Today, we name it so we can lay it down.

Aug 20 •

Day 1: When You Realized You Weren’t in the Picture

Not because you didn’t belong—but because it felt safer to disappear

Aug 19 •

3 myths that keep you stuck in body shame

And the truth that can finally set you free.

Aug 18 •

Your Mirror’s Lying to You

It shows you flaws, but hides the love your kids actually see.

Aug 16 •

You’re Missing From Memories

How body shame kept me out of the frame—and what it cost

Aug 14 •

You're Allowed to Heal

Lesson 9: Speak from Scars, Not from Wounds

Aug 4 •

You're Triggered at Mealtimes

You’re just mothering through what no one helped you name.

Aug 3 •

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