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Fearless About the Body: Taking Care of the Body Temple
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lmarcus
I grew up in Greece, where people eat lots of fruits and vegetables, a lot of fish, and a lot–I mean a lot–of olive oil. Even healthier was the attitude people had toward their food: one of celebration, gratitude, and nourishment. Unfortunately, many women today look at food as the enemy and restrict themselves to…
Fearless About the Body: The Comparison Game
By
lmarcus
Because I am raising two teenage daughters in the image-conscious city of Los Angeles, I have become more aware than ever of the games we play with our self-esteem. As women, we tend to compare ourselves with the flawless images we see in popular culture, against whom we will never measure up. This only perpetuates…
Fearless About the Body: The Obnoxious Roommate
By
lmarcus
My daughter Christina’s favorite part of the book is where I say that if we could TiVo our inner voice, we would realize that not even our worst enemies talk about us the way we talk to ourselves. I call this voice the obnoxious roommate, and we all have some version of her living in…
Introduction to ‘Finding Ways to be Fearless’
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lmarcus
When I began to write my book “On Becoming Fearless,” I knew it would take courage because many of the lessons I wanted to share about fearlessness came to me through some pretty personal journeys. As I saw it, however, I didn’t have a choice. I wanted to write the book for the women in…
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