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greatest hits compilations

  1. The Most Loved Posts of All Time
  2. The Best of 2011
  3. The Best of 2010

free resources

  1. Nourish Yourself, the free cynosure guide to mindful eating
  2. What Loving Yourself Really Means: the free e-book


2012
February
21I bought a pair of pants today.
18love anyway.
14men, body image, + eating disorders: max rubenacker’s EDNOS story
10the letter is $17 for the entire month of february to celebrate the fact that we’re ALIVE!
8open space, and your open heart
7unveiling: Kindness Sprouts, a collaborative book of kindness + self-care. all proceeds go directly to charity.
5this is the only moment you have to live.
2artist crush: interview with bodacious, body-loving coreena lewis
January
31“I’m just a fucked up girl who’s looking for my own peace of mind. I’m not perfect.”
30YOU ARE STRONGER…
25this is what I want you to know
24YOUR SURRENDER IS SIGNIFICANT
19you know what everyone’s greatest fear is?
18how to free yourself from inbox overwhelm
16I’ve been getting busy
14give us what you’ve got
13we can’t see where we’re going
12why I don’t believe in “you are beautiful”
11you are already enough
9if you never read anything else by me, at least read this.
6beginning a gratitude practice
4guest post feature: an identity born of fire by josiah white
2how to get your perfect body this year


2011
December
31the best of cynosure in 2011
30in 2012, I want the world to end.
29interview with cupcake-loving canadian warrior caitlin: a Love, You case study
26practicing a positive attitude
23it’s winter + fat keeps you warm
21loving my body
19what’s the point of it all?
18how to give yourself empathy: so why go through the trouble, anyhow? [7/7]
17how to give yourself empathy: acceptance and letting go [6/7]
16how to give yourself empathy: kindness, but also honesty [5/7]
15how to give yourself empathy: honoring your needs [4/7]
14how to give yourself empathy: feeling your feelings [3/7]
13how to give yourself empathy: presence [2/7]
12how to give yourself empathy [7-part series]
11a quote for woman warriors
9the balance between happiness and denial
7why I let go of having expectations
6why I’m grateful for depression
5a page from cynosure’s predecessor
3our fear of feeling pain
2how to let go
1the best of autumn 2011
November
30how I deal with difficult family members
28the true revolucionaria
25the red jacket
24thankfulness in three parts
23how do you stay true to your dreams?
22diary of a real-life learning-to-love-myself-er
18my 2 favorite compliments ever
17are the things you own treats?
16END MALARIA… today. a giveaway of a life-saving (literally) book.
14compassionate change, fear, + gratitude: an interview with leo babauta of zen habits
11on good days
10the difference between knowing what you need and wallowing
9the 5 most vulnerable + underrated posts of the last 2 years
8happy 2nd birthday, cynosure!
6fuzzy red socks + half-assing your needs
3where are you holding back?
2how to create a comprehensive self-care plan
October
31halloween wishes + an invitation
28the whole point of this living thing
26the scariest things
25self-love is a practice.
24what works: ginger tea
23a song + a suggestion for weekend warriors
21suggestion: keep a stub file of good words
20what did we give up to “grow up”?
19how to reform a bad day: a play-by-play case study of a “bad day gone good”
17trust your body, even when you binge
16weekend warriorship: unconditional compassion
14true love is paying attention.
13the blessings in binges and bad days
11how do you know when you’re hungry? + my new offering: nourishing
8a daring question for weekend warriors
5I’m starting to learn (again and again and again…)
42011 october 4: gratitude + celebration
3the morning after the binge
September
26I haven’t made anything yet
25I spent this summer being a hypocrite
23toss your to-do list + get a TA-DA! list
21ways to love your body
20blanking the slate
15my most awesome posts ever… kind of.
13an enraptured interview with the fantastic human being behind raptitude
August
31karina dresses review + giveaway
23what loving yourself really means: the free e-book
22all it takes to defeat fear
19meditations after midnight
July
25how to take care of yourself (especially) during times of crisis
20you have to be strong enough to be weak
17what I talk about when I talk about dieting
5on being your body: you are not what you look like
1the best of 2011, january to june
June
27you need to love the part of you that binges
7I forgive you.
May
20just in case you needed the reminder…
18what comes after happiness, after loving yourself?
16my 3rd big epiphany
13eating disorders have nothing to do with food
12I forced myself to binge yesterday
3how to be grateful for an uncontrollable, stuff-yourself-until-you’re-sick binge…
April
29happy birthday to me :)
25what loving yourself REALLY means
14why I stopped purging
6what about your body are you grateful for?
March
28the road of self-love is not paved for slackers.
268 ways to feel better about your body now!
8YOU DESERVE BETTER.
February
12a secret.
515 on my saturday morning to-do list
January
21phoenix beginnings
1111.1.11.
112 favorite posts for the 12 months of 2010


2010
December
16the answer is YES.
1what I’m really thankful for.
November
6the time to love your body is now. not tomorrow, not tuesday. now.
225 ways losing weight will not change your life
October
27the easiest steps you can take towards a plastic-free life
19gratitude for cat-itude
10the 6 secrets to bouncing back after a binge
September
23NO MAKE-UP WEEK SPECIAL: ladies, use your minds.
22NO MAKE-UP WEEK: “…a lady ain’t what she wears, but what she knows.” -India.Arie
21why “you lost weight” is NOT a compliment
August
24I’m grateful for my eating disorder.
6“If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” -Woody Allen
2a manifesto: we don’t have to
July
26I am not my hair.
148 wonderful books that will transform your eating & your body image
June
25how to start loving yourself more and be happier right now
3promise yourself to be strong
May
30my second favorite word, honesty
283 poems to brighten your life
26simple instructions for life by the Dalai Lama
24how to hang in there when things get tough: the Never Give Up kit
12write a time-traveling reminder to your future self
April
21you are not
March
23schwarzwälder kirschtorte
15“maybe, the people who do bad things… maybe they’re just lonely.”
February
27emotional eating and every other addiction we use to “escape”
7this is me. the cellulite on my thighs, the stretchmarks on my hips.
4the man who didn’t believe in love.


2009
December
16water YOU doing about water? ways to conserve water, save money, + sustain the earth!
9living in the shell
3we all survive. we all heal.
November
23exit music
19to go to the santa monica promenade
15a long time coming: a story (my experience with eating disorders and recovery)
8belonging is the very best thing there is