Seven SMASHing Years Later Today, Southern Smash turns seven! I often get asked, "How did you start Southern Smash? How did you make it what it is today?" The answer… Continue Reading →
Feeling Fat on International Women’s Day Today is International Women’s Day. And I feel fat. Gasp. How could McCall Manning Dempsey, a positive body image speaker, feel fat? Oh the… Continue Reading →
Paying It Forward and Forward Again Three hours. Three hours was all it took for the feelings to surface and the tears to flow. Three hours and a phone call… Continue Reading →
How to Avoid the Freshman 15 The signature Wal-Mart yellow face smiled down on my mom and me as we slowly pushed our buggy through the back to school aisles. I… Continue Reading →
Detoxing from a Weekend Binge Here is what my former eating disordered life looked like: Monday-Thursday: restrict, calorie rules, weighing in 20-40 times per day, diet pills, low fat,… Continue Reading →
Cancer Prayers & Mental Illness Murmurs No matter how many activities I packed into today, time seemed to stand still. My heart raced and my mind was dizzy. I have… Continue Reading →
Twinsies: Eating Disorders & Cancer As I sit here today on my five year recovery anniversary, I'm suddenly hit with how similar the questions are and the commonalities between… Continue Reading →
Finding Your Mary and Christy A moment of silence requested, but the air was anything but silent. The heartache and sobs pierced my cold ears. A mother whaling cry was too… Continue Reading →
We are MOMs, hear us ROAR You know that moment. It happens in the blink of an eye. A fire rises in your chest and your soul rumbles. You are… Continue Reading →
Your Fire is Calling. Answer It. “What do you want to be, McCall? Where is that fire inside telling you to go?” I was 18-years old and just weeks away… Continue Reading →
