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Soften Saturday: Being Soft to Less-than-supportive folks

October 5, 2013 By Johnna 6 Comments

Picture this:  You’re at a family dinner and are newly diagnosed with Celiac disease or gluten intolerance or a food allergy.  Your favorite aunt says, “Oh, that’s SO horrible!  You won’t be able to eat anything good ever again!”  Another family member chimes in, “Oh, please, one bite of pie won’t hurt you.”  And so… 

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Soften Saturday: A Few Soft Favorites

September 28, 2013 By Johnna Leave a Comment

I’m so inspired by the many posts that are popping up, the posts that encourage us to love ourselves, to be soft!  I really feel a revolution is happening, folks are learning to be kind to themselves, to love their bodies right now. This week I wanted to share a few of my favorite posts… 

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Soften Saturday: At the Beach

September 21, 2013 By Johnna 1 Comment

I spent a little time at the beach recently. I’ll tell you more about it soon, as it included several memorable meals.  But first, a little Soften Saturday revelation from my time in the sand… Today, on the radio in the Midwest, I heard a commercial saying swimsuit season was not yet over, we still… 

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Soften Saturday: You are a BAMF!

September 7, 2013 By Johnna 1 Comment

Recently I was working in a city where an Ironman Triathlon was being held.  I saw a guy wearing this shirt the day before the race: I asked him what it meant, even though I had a pretty good idea what the point was.  He told me that marathoners think they are Bad Ass, but… 

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Soften Saturday: Finding a New Normal with Dietary Changes

August 31, 2013 By Johnna 9 Comments

This week’s Soften Saturday is from my friend and fellow blogger Tina.  She is also one of my culinary coaching clients and has recently been diagnosed with several dietary intolerances.  In speaking to her about the necessary changes, I quickly said Pollyanna things like, “It’s going to be ok.  No biggie. You can do this!” … 

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Soften Saturday: Why Are You Judging?

August 10, 2013 By Johnna 3 Comments

It took me months to string together the words for this week’s Soften Saturday post.  A comment I perceived as snide made by someone I don’t even know made me think many times about how we judge each other, how it feels to be judged and why we judge. That comment was made months ago… 

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