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On Guarding Your Heart and That Darned Explore Section of Instagram

By Allie Marie SmithI let myself go there again - to the explore section of Instagram. I made a promise to myself that when using the app I wouldn’t wander there, but in some moments of weakness I gave in. For fifteen minutes my eyes saw too many Tone It…

WonderfullyMadeJanuary 2, 2020

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The Beautiful Paradox of Good Friday

By Allie Marie Smith I paused today to think about the irony of this day - that it is called "Good Friday." "Bloody Friday" seems a little more fitting. Our natural, physical selves wonder how anything "good" can come from such a day: "They brought Jesus to the place called…

WonderfullyMadeApril 19, 2019

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The Honest-to-Goodness Real Secret of Beauty

Article and photograph by Allie Marie Smith In high school, you could say I suffered from a bit of social anxiety. At the grocery store checkout line, upon signing my receipt, my right hand would shake and I wasn’t able to look the clerk in the eye. In conversation with…

WonderfullyMadeJanuary 13, 2019

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How to Have an Instagram Account and Maintain Your Sanity

Let's be honest. This little app can easily consume our every spare moment if we let it. It is designed to be highly addictive and to keep you consuming its content for as long as possible which ultimately results in more advertising dollars for Facebook (which has owned Instagram since…

WonderfullyMadeSeptember 22, 2018

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Something We Need to Talk About: National Suicide Prevention Week

By Allie Marie Smith Photo by Chlesea Steller September 9th - 15th, 2018 is Suicide Prevention Week. When it comes to dark days and nights I get it. I never wanted to die, but I wanted the agonizing pain to end. Part of major depression at its worst is believing…

WonderfullyMadeSeptember 9, 2018

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Why You Don’t Need to Post Swimsuit or Lingerie Photos to be Body-Positive

There's quite a body-positive movement on social media these days. Girls and women of all shapes, sizes and colors are posting swimsuit or lingerie photos of themselves and in the captions, sharing about their relationship with their body image in the name of body-positivity. It is a beautiful sight to…

WonderfullyMadeJuly 3, 2018

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7 Best Resources for Eating Disorder Recovery

By Allie Marie Smith If you're like me and have struggled with food and body image issues, you realize that it's a journey. Sometimes we take two steps toward freedom only to take one step back. The important thing is that we don't lose hope in our recovery and that…

WonderfullyMadeJune 23, 2016

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When Appearances Lie

By Allie Marie Smith This is a photo of me at eighteen on my senior trip to Hawaii. It was taken just a week before I was hospitalized for severe depression because I wanted to end my life. Our week in Hawaii was decorated with tanning, partying and hooking up…

WonderfullyMadeAugust 20, 2015

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JJ Heller’s New Music Video

by Allie Marie SmithHey Girls!I just wanted to share JJ Heller's new music video with you in case you haven't seen it. I just adore her!

WonderfullyMadeFebruary 6, 2013

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Andrea’s Battle with Breast Cancer – Part 2

by Andrea PopkesNote from Allie: Today we are featuring Part 2 of Andrea's battle with and recovery from breast cancer. To read Part 1, click here. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought it would be a great opportunity to invite my friend Andrea Popkes to share about her battle with…

WonderfullyMadeOctober 30, 2012

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