self-acceptance | Suzanne Manser, PhD

How to Handle Your Inner Critic When She Gets Loud

Who is Your Inner Critic? Are you familiar with your inner critic? She’s the voice in your head telling you that you’re not good enough,

Suzanne Manser, PhD January 18, 2023

Body Respect: How the heck are we supposed to respect our bodies??

When it comes to options for how we feel about our bodies, most of us are aware of the body hatred and body positivity options.

Suzanne Manser, PhD October 31, 2022

46 Iffirmations to Change Your Life (nope, that’s not a typo)

One of my favorite mindset-management tools are iffirmations. Nope, not affirmations. Iffirmations. Affirmations are also mindset-management tools. Affirmations are statements that we are trying to get our

Suzanne Manser, PhD September 5, 2022

How To Stay Out of Other People’s Heads

You do it. I definitely do it. We hang out in other people’s heads, trying to figure out what they’re thinking about us. We’re trying

Suzanne Manser, PhD July 13, 2022

Tips on Life from a New 50-Year-Old

Remember when you were a little kid, and you just assumed that adults knew what they were doing? That was a comforting feeling. And then

Suzanne Manser, PhD January 26, 2022

How to Get Through the Holidays Without Focusing on Your Weight

Are you dreading the holidays because you’re worried about gaining weight? Are you already strategizing about what you will and won’t let yourself eat on

Suzanne Manser, PhD November 15, 2021