Body Image, The Media, & My Guest Blog Articles On WWW.SOSIOUXME.COM

Please visit Tracee Sioux's blogs on empowering women and girls.

Specifically, I was Guest Blogger on her Blog Fabulous blog:

http://www.blogfabulous.com/endo-body-image-jeanne/

... and on her www.SoSiouxMe.com blog.

WARNING!!!:
There are visual images in the link below of what I do NOT agree with (i.e. the Abercrombie & Fitch ad photos Tracee included in my post) that may be bothersome, disturbing, or just plain annoying. If you are a parent or caregiver, you may wish to open the following link when impressionable children are ***NOT*** within eyesight of the computer screen.

The following link is actually obout my objection to such ads. In order to understand what it is I'm objecting to, I think these ads (or ones like them) are necessary for the point of my Guest Blogging article to fully come across...

I apologize in advance (!!!) for the Abercrombie & Fitch advertising examples posted here but I think they are necessary to prove a point.

PLUS images like this ARE in the mass media (not to mention your local A&F mall store posters!) where impressionable eyes CAN see them!

These ads (included in the link below) really bothered me!!!

http://traceesioux.blogspot.com/2008/07/guest-potst-jeanne.html

Thank you in advance for checking out the TWO Guest Blog articles I just mentioned.

Tracee Sioux's blogs educate the public about damaging ads like this and how they affect children and adults. Tracee does much to empower women and girls. She is on a trip to the BlogHer conference as we speak... to talk on behalf of empowering women and girls!!!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.

My Guest Blogging Gig On "Endometriosis & Body Image" at www.blogfabulous.com for Tracee Sioux

I'll include the link to view the article I wrote as Guest Blogger for Tracee Sioux's blog in a moment but FIRST here is the link to her general BlogFabulous blog itself:

http://www.blogfabulous.com blog

It's a blog devoted to empowering women and girls!

Tracee is speaking at the BlogHer conference in San Francisco and I'm honored to be featured as a Guest Blogger while she is away!!

NOW, my particular article... It was dubbed by Tracee Sioux: "Endo & Body Image, Jeanne".

To read my "Endo & Body Image, Jeanne" article...

Just click below:

http://www.blogfabulous.com/endo-body-image-jeanne/

The article I wrote (see above link) speaks to an issue that affects just about every endometriosis patient I have ever encountered.

In fact, I daresay it affects most chronically ill people in general!

Chronic illness in just about any form can have profound psychological effects.

I have found psychotherapy extremely helpful (the paid kind from a licensed therapist and the free kind my wonderful friends and family provide so generously)!!

I don't mean to diminish the value of professional therapy in any way!! It has helped me a great deal!!! My therapist is COMPLETELY AMAZING!!!

It's just that my friends and family are great, patient listeners too (with great insights and feedback) and they should get credit for the wonderful support they give me as well.

When I add the support I get from my therapist, family/friends, local endometriosis support group members, and the readers of this very blog... I realize I am very fortunate indeed to have such loving support from so many!!

I do my BEST to reciprocate any way I can AND to show my gratitude!!!

Thank you ALL of you for the amazing support you give me each and every day!

The last couple of months have been a wild ride for me but your support has helped immensely!

THANK YOU!!!

This article was posted by Jeanne via "Jeanne's Endo Blog" at www.endendoat.blogspot.com.