I’m that quintessential thin girl. 5’3. Size 2. 125 pounds. People guess I weigh anywhere from 100 – 115 and are surprised when I inform them they are incorrect. It’s genetic. My twin was smaller than I am. My sister Rachel had size 3.5 ring fingers. We’re practically hobbits. I never realized that everyone was […]
Tag Archives: Self-worth
May
25
Castles in the air
posted by The Sisterwives
Did you ever read a piece which resonated so deeply you felt your soul begin to resonate, shivering at the edges as though a bell had been struck in the midst of silence. Have you ever sat as the words flow into your mind, create neural pathways of new thoughts, like trees growing at high […]
May
23
You Told Me Not to Tell
posted by The Sisterwives
In the wake of a news week where we hear yet another story of abuse and violence in the form of molestation against young girls, words were written that stopped a whole lot of people in their tracks. A friend and fellow blogger wrote a post that brought people to their feet, asking us to shout with our […]
April
30
The Letter
posted by Closed Account
Take me to church I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies, I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife. Offer me that deathless death, good God, let me give you my life. ~ Hozier As part of my therapy when I got sober I was told to […]
April
27
A Recovery Story
posted by The Sisterwives
Addiction, alcoholism, and abuse….in my experience these three things touch the lives of almost everyone. The blessed few who are spared the devastation of these demons are just that…..blessed. Not all of us who have lived with addiction of one kind or another or been the victim of abuse at the hands of another have […]
April
16
Somebody’s Daughter
posted by Renee
I have been struggling with this one a bit. I feel someone will ask me how I can be anything but outraged by my own memory when I have children of my own. Am I prepared to romanticize a similar relationship in their situation, as my perspective on my own is so clearly skewed? And the answer is no. […]
December
11
The Color of my Skin
posted by The Sisterwives
Sometimes at SisterWives we are lucky enough to receive a submission from someone beyond our ‘usual’ crowd, who has discovered our site, found it helpful, and has recognised its potential as a platform for sharing the issues they are passionate about. In a beautiful and highly pertinent piece, Jolene describes a few of the harsh […]
September
25
I, Matter
posted by Lil
Come here, just for a few minutes – I have something I’d like to share with you. Perchance it’s not anything new. I would hazard a guess that you already know most (if not all) of this, given the time to sit and actually think it through. I’d like you to take that time now. […]
September
23
Baby, Look At You: The Challenge
posted by Closed Account
Yesterday, I wrote a post about self worth and how we are our own worst critics. The responses really weighed on me and I felt as though I ‘opened a can of worms’ as it was so aptly put by one of my fellow Sisterwives. I know we are a group that writes on the […]
September
22
Baby, Look At Me (and tell me what you see)
posted by Closed Account
Self-worth (noun): the sense of one’s own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect. Self-judgment. We are taught, or at least advised, not to judge others. So, then, why do we judge ourselves? As humans we make mistakes and, in a case of negative self-worth, we don’t shrug it off and carry on; judgment […]
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