New You

Last month, we were so happy to make one mom's holiday season a little bit brighter with an extra special holiday makeover!!  Mandy is a mother-of-four who hadn't had her hair cut in over a year, and had never had...

Food. It's both my friend and my enemy.  All of my life, I've had an on and off relationship with food. Lately I've been really examining why this is. Why do I turn to food in both good times...

My mom doesn’t wear a lot of make-up, nor do I, but if faced with selecting just one cosmetic product, we would both choose lipstick. We each have our one main color we wear most days, and there’s a...

Today we are so excited to share this amazing post from Thomasin McCoy (PhD) and Cindy Anderson (PhD, APBB, founders of Hope Springs Behavioral Consultants.  This post is Part 4 of our January Series entitled "Live The Life You've Imagined".  If,...

When I was single without kids, I had hobbies. Outside of work, my time was largely my own to do with as I chose. I enjoyed knitting, scrapbooking, reading, travel, and wine tasting. I sang in church, attended monthly...

One Monday afternoon, I arrived home from work to find my family napping and a plate of sliced pumpkin roll on the counter. I knew exactly who it was from. A lady who lives down the street had dropped...

I want to be hot again. There. I said it.  What's wrong with a mom wanting to feel attractive, like she's actually a woman and not just a MOM? I adore my kiddos. But 4 pregnancies and 3 deliveries...

I have worn makeup for the last twenty-two years. I started at age fourteen with a whole array of products–foundation, concealer, pressed powder, eyeshadow, blush, an eyelash curler, mascara. Beauty "tips and tricks" from magazines and books were consulted...

This evening has settled into a quiet one. My two year old daughter is sleeping, my boyfriend is working away in our home office, and I’m planted right in front of the bathroom mirror studying the image that has...

Exhausted, anxious, strained, worried, tense, frustrated, and agitated. These are the words I would use to describe the way I have felt almost everyday for the past several years. That makes my life sound so depressing, which is absolutely...