by ellenboeder | Dec 7, 2015 | Feminism, Motherhood, psychology
*By the way, the hardest part of writing this post was finding a picture that would support the lie. Turns out I don’t have a single one that does. So here is a picture of the two people I adore that have turned my life upside down–in the best...
by ellenboeder | Nov 3, 2015 | empowerment, Feminism, Motherhood, psychology
I had two simultaneous reactions to a picture I recently saw of the artist Amanda Palmer. The picture was of Amanda signing autographs while breastfeeding her new baby. On one hand, I felt a sense of victory. These days a woman can be a mother, breastfeeding openly,...
by ellenboeder | Oct 10, 2015 | empowerment, Motherhood, psychology, writing
I anticipated this happening. Start writing a blog on motherhood, and pretty soon wonder: Why I am doing this? What is this for? How is this helping or changing anything, for me, or anyone? I don’t really have the time/energy/technical skills for this. What is the...
by ellenboeder | Oct 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am no stranger to the way the media participates in objectifying and exploiting women’s bodies. Is anyone these days? I have been working as a psychotherapist for almost a decade with women who struggle with food and body image issues, and full blown...
by ellenboeder | Oct 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
My response to the blog post “ How to talk to your daughter about her body” I am a psychotherapist that works primarily with women, and a large part of my practice includes women with eating disorders and a range of food and body issues, so I write this response from...
