Use Your Kids’ Insults as Priceless Bullying Lessons
Reading Time: 3 minutes By: Lisa Cavallaro – Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. Teach Kids How to Hold
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Why Those Grey Hairs Are Good News
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’m not trying to tell every women ‘of a certain age’ that they need to completely to surrender to entropy and shrug off the ravages of time. Attention to our appearance, pampering our skin, and, yes–even dying our greying locks to our preferred color, can all be nourishing self-care rituals.
That’s totally up to the individual woman.
But, I do want to challenge you to ask yourself WHY you are engaging in these rituals. Do you love them? Is it enjoyable and fun? (Or is the result enjoyable because YOU love it—rather than because you expect someone else will love you more because of it?)
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If These Hands Could Talk-Natural Treatments for Aging Hands
Reading Time: 6 minutes Although they can seem to just dangle there in the background, the ironic part is, those hands are quite visible and obvious to others. Beauty experts know this of course – and if you’ve been caring for your hands diligently all this time, you may not even need to read this. (Unless you’re interested in some DIY, natural treatments for those long-suffering digits.)
It might seem vain to be focusing on a topic like beauty care for the hands, but I’ve come to understand that taking care of my body is much more than trying to look good in order to garner the approval of others. It is a profound statement of self-love.
Not just in the rote way of, ‘sure I practice self-care because I get manicures and massages’—but in a much deeper way.
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You Don’t Need Another Tutorial On Self-Care
Reading Time: 4 minutes Self-care and self-love are one in the same. There is no way around it. As much as we like to claim we love ourselves, if there isn’t action behind the words, the idea of self-love is just that, an idea.
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3 Ways to Get a Rockin’ Hot Body Right Now – Because It’s Always That Time of Year Somewhere
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here’s what I know: Your body is a work of art. She’s amazing in every way. If you woke up this morning, you’ve got a lot to be grateful for.
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Good Role Modeling Helpful, But Not Required
Reading Time: 2 minutes Parents and teachers working to help kids create confidence can do a world of good just by asking kids questions, and then listening without judgment. Giving kids an opportunity to safely explore and express their thoughts and feelings about current events is the best thing we can do with role model behavior that screams “Don’t try this at home. You’re better than this!”
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A Cheat Sheet for Feeling Good About Yourself
Reading Time: 2 minutes 100% of all advertising and magazine images you see are photoshopped – as in every-single-one of them.
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After Losing 50 Pounds I Thought I’d Feel Sexy Again – I don’t. Now What??
Reading Time: < 1 minute If only there was a magic button to feel sexy, or a makeover that would do the trick. Even post-boob job and lip fillers, I still look in the mirror sometimes and feel “less than”.
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Forget Hot Coals … Try Walking Naked Into A Room Full of Strangers
Reading Time: 6 minutes All I could feel was the heart-surge within my chest, the melting of 40 years of resistance and self-loathing. I savored the soft relief from self-inflicted torment and relished the depth of the love that was surging through my veins.
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