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Can Self-Love and Weight Loss Go Together?

Some of my clients want to lose weight but feel ambivalent about that desire. In this body-positive moment, to diet feels retrograde: a failure of self-love, a triumph of patriarchal conditioning, and fat-shaming masquerading as “health.” Is it possible to love yourself unconditionally and want to change your body?I’ve thought…

Allison EvansMarch 10, 2023

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How to Unblock Your Capacity to Receive

Soft and ready to receiveWhen our firstborn was six weeks old, we had a Superbowl party. I put her down for a nap in the bassinet, which was next to the TV. We were all impressed with how she slept through the din. But as soon as the TV was…

Allison EvansFebruary 23, 2023

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Dear Worth It

Dear Allison,I’m considering Be the Heroine, but I have a few concerns. What if I can’t make all the meetings? My schedule is already full, and I’m not sure I can add another thing to it. Also, I’ve invested in other programs before and didn’t get the results I wanted.…

Allison EvansDecember 1, 2022

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The Time I Tried to Quit My Mission

Was this my destiny after all?Last week I wrote about your mission as a sentient being that chose you to co-create with. It chose you not only for your gifts but to offer itself to you for your development. I asked you to think about why it chose you –…

Allison EvansNovember 17, 2022

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It’s Not About You

Do you have a mission? The word mission comes from the Latin mittere, which means send – as in to be sent out into the world on assignment, to spread the word and create change.The women in my Be the Heroine coaching group either have a mission or are making themselves…

Allison EvansOctober 21, 2022

Parenting & Family Life

Things My Daughter Taught Me

I’m in a reflective mood. Our daughter and firstborn, Elliot, turned 18. Before I had her, I knew I wanted to be a mother, but it was a blind instinct. I didn’t know what I was getting into. Honestly, I thought parenthood might be like it was on tv: the…

Allison EvansDecember 5, 2020

Parenting & Family Life

Thanksgiving: What Are You Ungrateful for?

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It always has been. Children are supposed to love Christmas above all, but to me Christmas was too heavy with expectation (Would it snow? Would I get the presents I wanted? Would they actually make me happy?) and a little too confusing (Am I supposed…

Allison EvansNovember 25, 2020

Parenting & Family Life

Feel Your Feelings: A Simple Path to Clarity and Agency

My husband’s elderly mother lives with us. She had been in an independent living facility, but it locked down in March because of Covid-19. By July the loneliness and restrictions were taking a toll on her mental health, so we invited her for an extended stay at our house. That…

Allison EvansNovember 6, 2020

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