Listen in on these conversations…
> Her Life Unscripted with Anna Osborn: Episode 41: Learning to Live Life Fully
> Hungry for Happiness with Samantha Skelly: Episode 22: How Feminism Affects Body Image
> The Healthy Body Podcast with Brianna Wilkerson: Episode 102: How to Trust Your Body and Free Your Mind around Food
> Engaging Voices with Stacey Shipman: Episode 19: Emotional Eating and Trusting Yourself
> Get it Together with Sarah Brandy and Jess Kennedy: Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Plate
> WPM- Writing, Publishing and Marketing with MaaT Publishing: November 2019
Read these published articles…
See Tara's article- Bullied for Your Body? Take these 5 Steps to Self-Acceptance published on Elephant Journal
When I was a young, my grandmother told me I was big-boned.
Her comment came seemingly out of nowhere. For as long as I can remember, she told me this.
My grandmother was an important piece of my emotional foundation. When I was first born, my mother and I lived with her for a few years before my mother married my stepfather. I still hold onto a favorite picture of her bathing me in her kitchen sink, cigarette in hand... {READ MORE}
See Tara's article- "5 Ways Your Mind Can Help You Overcome An Injury Faster" published in MindBodyGreen.
There's an extra large bottle of ibuprofen in my medicine cabinet and two high-grade ice packs ready to go in my freezer. I know my chiropractors office hours better than I know the names of my kid's teachers.
My past injuries have ranged from muscle pulls and strains to a shoulder injury requiring surgery. So when I recently sprained my ankle running, I had another opportunity to revisit why injuries can be so challenging and how to navigate through them... {READ MORE}
See Tara's article- "What Happened When a Stranger Told Me to Lose Weight" published on Elephant Journal.
I knew he was going to say something. I could just feel it. Maybe I could sense his eyes on me. Looking me up and down. Assessing.
It was December 31, 1988. I remember the exact date because I was at my cousin Laura’s wedding. In a casual conversation, I mentioned to a friend of my uncle that I had spoken to the cross country coach at the University of Massachusetts and was considering running for the team.
“You better lose some weight,” he said... {READ MORE}