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You are Not "The Fat Girl"
A couple of weeks ago I was hanging out with some new friends. We're still in the "getting to know each other" stage, so there are still those awkward pauses, stares, shifting in our chairs, etc. Things were going well, until I heard these words come out of one of my...
Why You Need to Be Stung By a Jellyfish
Have you ever been stung by a jellyfish? Me neither. Well, not a real one anyway. But I've been stung by plenty of metaphorical jellyfish and I can say I'm probably a better person for it. Relationships are interesting. After we get hurt by a few people in our...
When God Speaks
This is a guest post by my friend and editor, Rachel Newman. She's a Freelance Editor, Indexer, and has invested much of her talent into a future book project. She'll be at the PENCON Convention in Austin, Texas in May. You should connect with her. “Do you write...
Fighting for the Ones We Love: Amanda & Joey's Story
When life gets hard we want to quit. Our feelings of defeat are normal. It's okay to feel them, but it's not always okay to follow through with those feelings. Meet my friends Amanda and Joey, and their amazing sons. I grew up with them. We laughed together. We cried...
Who is Your Symphony?
When I was a little girl, while most of my friends were dreaming about becoming brides and mothers, I was dreaming about becoming famous. I was going to be an actress, and author, and a songwriter. Fourteen years ago I left my hometown, vowing to never return, unless...
A Letter to My Hometown
Dear Belle, I’m a pretty direct person, so can we just start this out with complete honesty? I’ve hated you for as long as I can remember. Until two months ago, I had every intention of continuing to hate you. Today, there are still moments where I can’t believe I...
The Worst Book I've Ever Read and Why I'll Read it Again
I hate books that convict me. Books requiring me to stop ignoring the change I need to make in my life. Yet I keep reading books, so it's my own fault. In July 2014 I bought Greg McKeown's book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less to take on vacation with...
The One Word that Changes Everything
I don't make New Year's resolutions. I set achievable goals, with action plans. I also make one word my theme for the year. Last year was productive. The year before, intentional. This year I'm keeping it simple, because simple is sometimes most profound. "No." That's...
Turkey Cabbage Soup and a Giveaway
You never know what a simple action can mean in the life of someone else. Let's take soup for example. This turkey cabbage soup was a catalyst in my 145 lb. weight loss journey. On a fall evening in 2008, my friend Jennifer invited me over for dinner. It was a typical...
Six Signs You May Be Codependent
Hi, I'm Sundi Jo and I'm a recovering codependent. It feels good to get that off my chest. I'm not sure if there are different levels of codependency, but if there are, I was at the highest level possible - probably president of the club. I like things to be fixed. To...
Say Goodbye to Dieting & Start Living!
The Diet Haters Podcast with Sundi Jo helps women learn how to stop dieting, lose weight, find lasting results, and learn their true identities in Christ!
Say Goodbye to Dieting & Start Living!
The Diet Haters Podcast with Sundi Jo helps women learn how to stop dieting, lose weight, find lasting results, and learn their true identities in Christ!