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In Personal Growth/ Real Life

6 Surprising Ways Our Marriage Changed After Having a Baby

August 22, 2019 By JessD

Has anyone ever told you “you’re going to hate your husband after you have a baby”? I sure had – and I’ll be honest, I didn’t believe them. I…

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In Body Image/ Personal Growth/ Real Life

5 Ways Diet Culture Robs You of Your Happiness

June 20, 2019 By JessD

If you’ve been following me for a while, then you likely know that I was a victim of diet culture for probably half of my life. And if you’re…

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In Body Image/ Personal Growth/ Real Life

How Your Partner Really Sees You

May 30, 2019 By JessD

A Guest Post about Body Image by Mike Dalliday aka my Instagram Husband aka my real husband. I wanted to share my husband’s point of view on body image,…

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In Body Image/ Fitness/ Getting Started/ Personal Growth/ Real Life

5 Things That Happened When I Switched From Cardio to Pilates

May 23, 2019 By JessD

I used to be addicted to running. A couple of years ago I couldn’t go a day without running or doing some sort of cardio or I’d feel guilty.…

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In Personal Growth/ Real Life

My Birth Story

May 9, 2019 By JessD

This post has been a long time coming. Needless to say, I’ve been wanting to write Rachel’s birth story for almost 5 months 😐 (being a mom is so…

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In Body Image/ Personal Growth/ Real Life

Your Body Size Does Not Determine Your Happiness

March 28, 2019 By JessD

Do you ever feel like if you could just get to that goal weight, or that “ideal” body size, then you would finally be happy? If you could just…

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In Body Image/ Personal Growth/ Real Life

My Fertility Story – Part 2

February 21, 2019 By JessD

As you probably already know, my part 2 has a happy ending. However, re-reading part 1, I really had no idea what was in store for me. All I…

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In Personal Growth/ Real Life

A Review of 2018 and Creating a Theme for 2019

December 6, 2018 By JessD

I can’t believe 2018 is already coming to an end! This year seemed to have flown by, but when I look back on all that I’ve experienced and accomplished,…

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In Body Image/ Personal Growth/ Real Life

My Mental Health Journey

November 7, 2018 By JessD

I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while now. Mental health is something that didn’t mean anything to me until earlier this year. Anxiety and depression is…

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In Real Life/ The Allen Diaries

A Reminder to Enjoy the Simple Things in Life: A Day in the Life of Allen

October 18, 2018 By JessD

Dear Diary, Today I want to talk to you about what I do each day because you know, it can be pretty exciting. ☺ After sleeping all night on…

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