The Game-Changing Question You Never Ask and Need To

We don’t share our likes thinking they make us seem persnickety, difficult, demanding. We fall back on people please, deciding their likes trump ours and we’ll like whatever they like because they seem to care more.

I thought my body image issues were over ... then this happened.

Now, I wish I could tell you my growing love handles didn’t bother me. But the truth is, though I didn’t freak out and go on some crazy, no-fat, no-carb diet like I would have years ago, I definitely harbored fantasies of telling new dude that we couldn’t eat out anymore and had to cut back on the drinking and dessert.

Self CareJamie GreenwoodFebruary 25, 2017body image, self compassion, self care, self kindness, loving your body, how to love your bodyComment

We belong to each other

From the stories we tell, from the hurt we’ve had. From the broken-hearts and big wins. From the major falls and epic overhauls. The truth is, we only know what we know when we know it. And to hold ourselves and others to impossible standards and should be’s is to disconnect us from us and each other, to forget that we belong.

Relationships, Self CareJamie GreenwoodFebruary 5, 2017you belong, belonging, self compassion, compassion, we belong to each otherComment

[A meditation] Thank you, Body.

On the morning of the third day I woke up early to snag a quick hike with the hope that moving my body might help shake off the fear. Cruising up the hill I took in the sunrise and the hawk gliding above and tried hard to embrace the serenity around me. I made each step a walking meditation, feeling my heel, then the ball of my foot, then my toes touch the earth.

Self Care, Practices & RitualsJamie GreenwoodDecember 5, 2016body love, thank you, gratitude, self compassion, meditation, mindfulnessComment

[Podcast] Emotional Resilience with Ali Shapiro

Here is my interview on the Insatiable podcast with hosts Ali Shapiro and Juliet Burgh. Together we talk about emotional resilience, feeling our feelings and how to use my 3 P’s (Presence, Peace and Power) to reconnect to yourself and cultivate an engaged, fulfilling life.

Mindfulness/Spirituality, Practices & Rituals, Self CareJamie GreenwoodNovember 28, 2016pocast, interview, ali shapiro, juliet burgh, presence, peace, powerComment

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When we praise a woman for being “small" we both offer our twisted belief that smaller is better and then shower ourselves with self judgment for not being small, or at least, not “small enough”. This example also works if we were to praise a woman for her being “tall” or “large”, believing that larger is better and then judging ourselves and others for not being “large enough”.

Motherhood, Relationships, Self CareJamie GreenwoodOctober 24, 2016body positive, body image, pregnancy, healthy body, mothering, feminismComment

Are you ready or willing?

This process or period of changing from one state or condition to another is so common that if you’re living here on planet earth (as an animal, vegetable and even mineral) you’ve certainly experienced some kind of transition. Some transitions we’re eager for (first love, driver’s license, new home) and some, well, they find us. In fact, sometimes it feels like we’re being hunted by change with nowhere to hide.

12 mantras to help you stay positive

Now if you’re anything like me or my clients, your brain has an amazing ability to pull you out of the present moment and future trip on scary shit that may or may not happen. Your mind may also be particularly adept at telling you that your body is subpar, you’re not as good at your job as you think you are, you’re not thoughtful, generous or patient enough and oh, the uncomfortable shit that’s happening in your life right now, it’s only going to get worse.

Real but not true

The conversation looks something like this: Life is going way too fast, there’s too much to do, we’re worried we don’t have enough time to get everything done and what we do do is not good enough. Pepper that with feelings of judgment, comparison and plain ole’ perfectionism and you’d nail what so many of us are experiencing on a daily basis.

What if there is no "right way" to do things?

I’ve been noticing this idea of right order come up a lot lately with my clients. Some believe they have to be a certain weight before they accept their bodies, some espouse they can’t move forward in their good work before they have the right education, while others believe they can’t date before they feel 100% emotionally ready.

The Essentials

Relationships are hard. Really hard. And there’s no way around difficult discussions, misunderstandings and hurt feelings when trying to share your life with another person. That said, if we remember what’s essential to us, what we need to function well, we can better navigate which hardships we’re willing to face and fight through and which are simply non-starters.

Permission to feel

I know she was just trying to make me feel better and ultimately she was right. I am fine, in the grand scheme of FINENESS. I have food, shelter, a loving family, even healthcare for goodness sake. So yes, I am fine. But when did fine start meaning a person couldn’t show emotion?