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Greetings fabulous women everywhere!

You may have noticed we are a little late this month... and we're not just talking about distributing DIVA. We're delighted to announce that our little team is expanding... a little like Sabrina's belly! Our newest Glow team member - currently affectionately known as 'Peanut' - is due to enter the world in January 2008 and we're all very excited!

This month's theme then is based around motherhood and how amazing we women truly are... we can even create life.

So whether you're already a mother, you're planning to be one day, or it's not even on your radar, we want to celebrate the miracle of you.

Until next time... Go forth and be FABULOUS!

The Glow Team xo

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The Woman in the Mirror - My Story

How many times have you looked in the mirror and seen something you don’t like?  It happens to the best of us, we get caught up in what we ‘should’ look like.  Thighs are too big, hair is too straight, too many freckles, breasts are too small… the list could go on, and for many of us it does.  The question is, are you loving who you are and keen to further improve yourself, or are you getting caught in the old “I’ll be happy when…”?  “I’ll be happy when I weigh only X kg”, “I’ll be happy when I get a boob job”, I’ll be happy when I have this or that done”.

The truth is that happiness isn’t a place, person, operation, destination or weight goal.  Happiness is a feeling, and it’s entirely within our control as to if, and when, we feel it or not.  The challenge many of us face is that we’re always searching for something externally to make us feel good rather than finding it within.

I know this, because I spent most of my life not liking what I saw in the mirror.  I was Bulimic for 8 years and ALWAYS thought I was too fat.  It wasn’t until I was looking back in hindsight, that I realised my problems never had anything to do with my weight.  I’m 5’2” and at my very heaviest I was only 55kg, but I thought I was a huge, hideous monster.  I was never happy unless I was down to 48kg, which – funnily enough – only seemed to happen when I was even more depressed, or on the ‘break up diet’ when I’d split with a partner.  Most of the time I was never more than about 50kg yet I absolutely believed that I would only be happy when these last 2kg had dropped.

2kg?  How could 2 measly kilograms really dictate whether or not I was happy?  From the outside in, it was easy to see that I had a problem unrelated to my weight, but as the person experiencing this, it was all I could think about.  In fact ‘think’ is too mild a word.  I was obsessed.  I would starve myself for days, only to binge on huge amounts of food which I would then purge, several times a day.   This was a destructive, cyclic pattern and it was ruining my life, my relationships and my health.  Even now, years later, my digestive system doesn’t function properly and I’ve lost the enamel on my teeth from all the vomiting.

I tried everything I could think of to make the changes I knew I needed.  I went to counselors, support groups, psychiatrists, nutritionists, everything… you name it, I tried it.  What I hadn’t tried at that point, is to truly understand that I needed to fall in love with me, just the way I was.  When I was 26, I started working one on one with Nina, a very intuitive life coach who helped me search inside myself to find the answers I was looking for.

There were many months of tears, frustration and soul searching… but eventually there was peace.  I was able to understand why I was using food as an emotional crutch and what the real cause of my behaviour was.  You see, the eating disorder was simply a vehicle for dealing with the real issues, and once I knew what they were, I was able to address them directly.

Today I am happy, healthy and loving who I am.  I’m still human, I still have bad days, and I still have an ‘ideal weight’ that I’d like to get to… but it doesn’t dictate my life and I love myself regardless… squishy bits and all. :)

Katrina

Product Review
by Sabrina Maujean

Pregnancy Without Pounds - e-book by Michelle Moss

Okay so I’m a little excited about being pregnant... I’ve started researching all sorts of pregnancy related things, I intend to be well informed during this amazing process!  During my internet travels, I came across this product and it really struck a chord with me.

Michelle Moss is a Personal Trainer who has spent 15 years teaching, coaching and counselling people in the art of health, nutrition and weight.  Her particular area of expertise is body shape.  Her own journey through pregnancy alerted her to the fact that the techniques she taught for non pregnant people had to be adapted in order to achieve the same results during pregnancy.

The product is an amazingly comprehensive e-book covering exercise, weight management, nutrition, emotional health, dressing stylishly for pregnancy, make up, skin care and labour tips.  It’s full to the brim of practical, easy to read, EXCEPTIONALLY useful information.  I, for one, am going to be using it as one of my first reference points.

Whilst Michelle’s instruction on ‘what to do’ is fantastic, what really sealed the deal for me was the way she tells you the ‘why’ behind her instruction.  I don’t know about you but its so important to me to understand why I’m doing something, otherwise I just dig my heels in like a defiant child!  There is so much information in this book for anyone who is pregnant, is thinking about pregnancy or even if you’ve had kids and are struggling with the post pregnancy weight.

Click here to check out Pregnancy Without Pounds for yourself.

Sabrina

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Inspirational Quote for the Month

"Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand women's opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering." 
- Elaine Heffner

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