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There is sometimes a perception that because I have been a pastor for the past 20 years and have been counseling at least as long, that I have my whole life together.

But honestly, that’s not always the case.

I struggle with many of the same things that you do, and that’s one of the reasons I write Alice at Dawn. So that we can tackle those questions together.

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Featured: The little lady should eat less ...

Another repost: Thursday night we ordered wood-fired pizza from our favorite local spot. My husband (whose permission I have to tell this story) crisps the crust in our cast iron pan while I whip up a salad. We have this meal down to a science. We sat down to watch Netflix and enjoy our meal. […]

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The little lady should eat less ...

Another repost: Thursday night we ordered wood-fired pizza from our favorite local spot. My husband (whose permission I have to tell this story) crisps the crust in our cast iron pan while I whip up a salad. We have this meal down to a science. We sat down to watch Netflix and enjoy our meal. […]

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What if we stopped?

Imagine the power for good that could be released into this bruised and broken world if women stopped obsessing about our bodies, and focused all that energy, instead, on living big, wild, free, courageous lives. Imagine the energy that could be harnessed for world-changing. Imagine a world full of women unleashed, unhooked from body shame. Imagine what we […]

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Misspent time ...

"Whatever one frequently ponders becomes the inclination of the mind."  (The Buddha) Buddha's statement sums up the essence of why I am on a quest to give up "beauty sickness." If my mind is constantly pondering how I look, what I weigh, how my body compares to other bodies, these will become the topics my […]

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Swimsuit BS ...

For all my female friends facing the trauma of buying a swimsuit. A repost ... ********************* Spring may finally be spring-ing. You know what that means? Swim suit season is just around the corner. The catalogs arrive and women shudder.  Men, I have to believe, don't give it a second thought. Have you ever heard […]

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We are beauty sick ...

A really important repost: A friend of mine from my days at Northwestern University (thanks, Mary!) suggested I look into the research of a current psychology professor at our Alma Mater. Dr. Renee Engeln wrote a book called Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women. I cannot recommend it more highly. […]

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Teach girls to fight back ...

Another repost ... ********************** I have written a couple posts about body shaming I experienced during my childhood. I could write a thousand more; many more recent.  There is a toxin in our culture that provides men both the freedom and permission to comment on women's bodies.  I, in no way, believe that young boys […]

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alice at dawn alice shirey blog
Welcome to Alice at Dawn. My short posts are meant to be regular reminders to keep walking, to keep living, to continue to listen to the voice deep within your spirit that whispers ... this is the way. Walk in it.

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