Body Bliss Central

New Year, New Resolutions

Sandy — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:42:08 +0000

I don’t know about anyone else, but for me the last year was a hellava year – good and bad – and as it’s a New Year tradition to set some goals for the new year, I’ve naturally included this site which has received so much of my care and attention. So here’s what I...

How To Spot Body Bias

Sandy — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:11:45 +0000

I guess this could even be Part 2 of Stopping Fat Talk, because it’s important to train yourself to tune in to all the insidious ways we are subjected to the ‘thin means healthy’ lie mantra by media, health professionals, and friends and family. So this series of articles can help you question the ‘truth’...

Yes You Can Stop Fat Talking, Today, And Keep It Out Of Your Life, Forever…

Sandy — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:18:06 +0000

You’ve probably heard about the movement to stop fat talk. But maybe you’re not sure exactly what it is, or why you should consider stopping it. So what’s to be done? What’s worked for me is finding out what fat talk actually is, where it shows up, how you can identify it – and then...

Loving Your Body Makes You Fatter?

Sandy — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:16:38 +0000

It was very disappointing, distressing even, that maybe the most ‘famous’ body image advocate, Jess Weiner, recently spoke about how ‘loving her body made her ill’. Other than mentioning it I am not going to address it really, others have spoken at length about it. But what’s changed my mind is a couple of conversations...

Who Shapes Your Shape?

Sandy — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:50:13 +0000

Fat Talk and How It Shapes Your Body Image I’m mulling over some conversations I’ve had this week about weight, and am aware that they’re really conversations about body image but that the women I was speaking with do not think they have any body image issues, it’s just normal and easy to talk about...

Going Grey Gracefully: A Modern Women’s Dilemma

Sandy — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:12:29 +0000

Every day when I look in the mirror I have a little conversation with myself, and since it’s something I don’t really have an answer for, I end up putting off the decision I need to make until tomorrow: it’s about going grey gracefully. My good friend Miriam, like me, has very dark hair. She’s...

It’s Fat Talk Monday, And Tuesday, and Wednesday….

Sandy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:09:25 +0000

What an interesting week of fat talk it’s been, and it’s only Wednesday! First up, research from the UK proved what a bitchy lot we women are, judging one another based on weight within 20 seconds of meeting! If that isn’t an indication that we’re ‘educated’ by media that fat is morally bad and fat...

Yay For The Baby Food Diet – NOT!

Sandy — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:22:57 +0000

Yay For The Baby Food Diet – NOT! I usually don’t talk about diets at all, and don’t recommend any diets, but reading the paper this morning while having my porridge with full cream milk, I choked when I read about the wonders of: the baby food diet. What the? Benefits of the Baby Food...

Female Orgasm and Pregnancy

Sandy — Sat, 14 May 2011 00:04:59 +0000

Orgasm and Pregnancy Why the big “O” is more than just ooolala! You may be trying to conceive, and although some couples report a lull in their sex lives as a result of what can become the ‘trying to conceive’ rollercoaster and/ or long standing infertility—it is important to reframe your thoughts around being intimate...

A Personal View of Labiaplasty

Sandy — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:03:34 +0000

Labiaplasty – A Personal View Did you know that 20% of women have elongated labia and that many of them consider labiaplasty as a solution? I wasn’t aware of it until a few months back when I was gobsmacked at a story on Hungry Beast about the growth in this type of cosmetic surgery –...