1.0Our Lady of Weight Losshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/ourladyofweightlossJanice Taylor, Editorhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/ourladyofweightloss/author/jtaylorrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FJe0UoQ4PC"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/ourladyofweightloss/2009/08/womens-equality-day-how-carol.html">Women’s Equality Day: How Carol Osborn’s new book “The Year I Saved My (downsized) Soul” brought me to feet!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/ourladyofweightloss/2009/08/womens-equality-day-how-carol.html/embed#?secret=FJe0UoQ4PC" width="600" height="338" title="“Women’s Equality Day: How Carol Osborn’s new book “The Year I Saved My (downsized) Soul” brought me to feet!” — Our Lady of Weight Loss" data-secret="FJe0UoQ4PC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Year I Saved My (downsized) Soul is about Carol's tumultuous journey through recessionary times, and tells the tale of how she struggled to make sense of both personal and societal tribulation. In other words, she got 'pinked.' Lost her job and was sent into the abyss.http://blog.beliefnet.com/ourladyofweightloss/files/import/ART%20heart.jpg