When I heard that Sports Illustrated was including a number of plus-size models and an older model in its latest swimsuit issue, my initial reaction was to celebrate. Finally, more women who don�...
I took an unintended break from the blog world a couple of months ago. It began when I decided to immerse myself in my memoir again, which meant harnessing most of my creative energy into finishi...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2016/01/07/new-years-resolutions-for-the-body/
As a girl on Halloween, I always dressed up as a gypsy fortune-teller. When I grew older, I swapped out my fortune-teller costume for a black gown and a pointed hat so I could play dress-up as a ...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2015/10/31/on-witches-and-superheroes/
“Thank you, Goddess.” That’s not something you hear said a lot out in the mainstream, especially on national television. But when Jill Solloway, the creator of the show Transparent, got ons...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2015/09/30/jill-solloway-the-goddess-and-me/
Four weeks ago, I woke up utterly depressed. I had just married the love of my life a few days earlier so why did it feel like I was grieving? My husband and I had managed to stay totally present...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2015/09/09/singing-the-wedding-blues/
**Spoiler Alert if you haven’t seen the movie yet. I walked out of the theater after watching Magic Mike XXL with a huge smile on my face and it wasn’t just because Channing Tatum and his cre...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2015/07/24/magic-mike-xxl-more-than-skin-deep/
One of the many facets that I appreciate about comedian Amy Schumer’s work is that she shines a light not only on the cultural conditioning that keeps women in restricted place, but also she ex...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2015/06/22/amy-schumer-and-the-art-of-taking-up-space/
The other day I printed out a list of search words that people have used, landing them on my blog. Aside from the expected—find my sensuality, stories of women, big round belly, female breast...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2015/05/31/the-accidental-porn-pusher/
With anything that’s alive and constantly evolving in the moment, it’s time to honor the need for this particular “belly” to expand by making make room for other kinds of stories I’d li...
https://storiesfromthebelly.com/2015/05/12/the-goddess-of-enough/
The day after watching Cinderella (A Night at the Movies, Part I), I went to see another film. The Clouds of Sils Maria stars Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, and Chloë Grace Moretz. This...