by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance, big girls, body image, divine feminine, Snake medicine, writing
What if you knew your body to be a landscape? What if you honored this body-land the same way you honor the mountain in the distance, the ocean’s shore kissing your feet, the wild bluff that overlooks a valley of basalt, cut deep? Have you ever ridiculed the way a...
by Rebecca Cavender | big girls, body image, divine feminine, freedom, sacred self-expression, self-honor, Snake medicine, writing
YOU ARE A BODY OF LOVE To get here—to where you are right now—much had to be released. This is always the way. It’s necessary to make space for the passionate heart to take root and grow. Perhaps, this year, you’ve faced challenges that pulled on you and weighed...
by Rebecca Cavender | a woman alone, acceptance, big girls, healing, integrity, letting go, self-love, vulnerability |
I stood naked today. In front of a tall, full length mirror. No preliminary glance, no quick retreat. Shame wasn’t allowed. While I see myself nude daily, it’s in a half mirror that sits above the bathroom sink. It allows me to focus on the parts of my body I’m...
by Rebecca Cavender | acceptance, big girls, body image, healing, relationships, self esteem, self-love |
Something happened. When our eyes met, she shifted and suddenly, her body was pressed tightly against mine. With one hand pulling her closer and the other holding a pen to sign her out of the afterschool program, I prepared myself. “There was an incident,” the teacher...
by Rebecca Cavender | big girls, dating, divorce, healing, love, relationships, self-love |
There is a crazy amount of ridiculousness online about dating big girls, loving big girls, how to talk to big girls, how you better stay away from big girls, how guys only like big girls in secret … you get the point. I’ve read that an advantage of being with a...
