I was at the falls with my kids. The sun was pouring through the mist, the emerald green of the trees and bouncing off the lichen… it was spectacular. I snapped some shots of the kids and then my daughter asked me to take a “selfie.” So I leaned down and flipped the camera lens […]
Archives for October 2014
Stop the Madness
I went out without makeup on my nose today, inspired by a story I saw on the news about a childhood burn victim. Her face was horribly disfigured in a car accident when she was 7. Her face had melted off, separated from its bony scaffolding. The doctors debated whether or not to let her […]
Knowing When it’s Time to Let Go
It’s never time to let go. No matter how shitty, painful, miserable and hopeless you feel. You must choose life. It is possible to live in pain, you just do it. Doesn’t mean it’s easy! But what is the other option? Life is precious, beautiful, fragile and very short. If you stop and ask yourself […]
Does BDD run in Families?
My body image concerns started at a young age when I struggled with acne, but my lack of confidence began way before this. I remember a friend of mine in grade school making some off-handed comment about a generic Yankees baseball cap I was wearing and I felt self-conscious for months. I felt the same […]
Laser Treatments for facial scars – Do they work?
I have talked a lot about my facial scars on this blog. I blame them for the resurgence of my BDD and I also blame them for the inescapable nature of the beast. I blame them for my ugliness and my shame I blame them for my fear of face to face casual conversation. Something I […]