I was so excited when I read all your fabulous, insightful compliments during our ”24 Hours of Body Love”!  You all really took your responsibility to heart and made it a fun day.

Incidentally, I’d love to hear what the volunteers thought about the experience.  (I know what I thought… my pic was sneaked in there, too!)  Was it fun to have your body analyzed?  Traumatic?  Just plain weird?  Kinda cool?  Feel free to email me in confidence and I’ll share your words with everyone.

If you didn’t get a chance to talk about the great snaps from yesterday, please take a few minutes and browse through our body selections.  Short, tall, curvy, muscular… we have it all right here!

Oh, and I didn’t forget about Nancy Redd’s BODY DRAMA book giveaway! 

Thank you to everyone who shared with the world three things they love about their bodies. 

I’m happy to announce that the winner of an autographed copy of BODY DRAMA is…

Our very own Kristen King, authoress of b5’s Lively Women.  (Kristen, please get in touch with me at your convenience!)

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February, the month of amore, isn’t over yet!  We’ll have more surprises at Breaking the Mirror in the coming days, including more chances for you to participate in the discussion.

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A Big Thank You… and A Winner!

Today, I still don’t love to look at myself when I come out of the shower or get dressed.  I mean, I know I have to and I don’t freak out about it (too much), but I don’t love it, either.

With such a mixed-up mindset about body shape, type and issues, I was fascinated when I heard about Lifetime’s new show “How to Look Good Naked”.  In it, Carson Kressley (formerly of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) educates women on how to feel comfortable in their own skins.  Heck, he even makes them stand in their underwear (and eventually nude) for the camera.  YIKES!

I confess that I’ve only watched one episode — the first — from start to finish.  I expected the experience to be syrupy sweet and maudlin, but Kressley seems to play his role nicely.  And the gal I followed from beginning to end did seem to learn to love her body in a week’s time.

In a recent review, The New York Times said this about the program, which I find interesting but with which I don’t necessarily agree:

“Mr. Kressley never pretends that there is a woman alive who can learn to love herself without at least a handful of people telling her she looks half-way decent. “How to Look Good Naked” isn’t just fun. It’s honest.”

Has anyone else out there seen the program?  If so, what were your feelings about it?

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Want to learn to love YOUR bod?  Stop by this post and learn how you can be part of “24 Hours of Body Love” on February 14!

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And don’t forget about the contest challenge at Breaking the Mirror!  It ends on February 14, too!

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Does the thought of seeing yourself nude strike fear in your heart?

I would like 24 guys/gals to send me pictures of themselves to be posted on this website.

But before you say, “WHAT?!?  SHE’S NUTS!”, please read on…!

The pictures have to be full-length and clear but NOT NUDE (or provocative).  A simple snapshot with a digital camera will do as long as the pic isn’t too grainy.  The photos WILL NOT be labeled, thus protecting the identity of the persons depicted.

On Valentine’s Day (February 14), I will begin what I am calling “24 Hours of Body Love.” 

Each hour beginning at midnight EST, I will post one person’s image and request POSITIVE comments on the things that viewers love about that individual’s appearance.  (Comments will be moderated and only optimistic ones will be allowed — no exceptions.)

This is not a game and it’s not a joke.  I truly want people to see themselves through the eyes of others… and what better day to do that than the one devoted to all things amore?

My email address is at the right side of this page, and I will respect every volunteer’s anonymity.  If I receive more than 24 volunteers, we’ll just continue the love-fest ad infinitum!  (Oh, that would be wonderful, wouldn’t it?)

Please, please don’t send me images of your ex-girlfriend or neighbor.  Let’s keep this as squeaky clean as possible.

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(And speaking of loving yourself, you haven’t forgotten about the Breaking the Mirror contest, have you?  Head over there now and enter to win a signed copy of Nancy Redd’s fabulous new book, BODY DRAMA.)

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Needed: 24 guys and gals who want to love their bodies

Making our first Breaking the Mirror contest even more spectacular, author Nancy Redd has agreed to sign the copy of BODY DRAMA that one lucky guy or gal will win! 

How cool is that?

I see that the comments at the challenge have died down a bit… let’s get ‘em going again.  After all, it’s not as much fun without some healthy competition!  And besides — it’s great to hear what you love about yourselves!

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Love must be in the air!