Today I have seen multiple commercials for diet companies and beauty products and it reminds me of something that my friend CJ Legare says – that the companies take our self-esteem, cheapen it, and sell it back at a profit.

Wrong Road In my recent blog post discussing what to say to girls about body image and self-esteem, mentioned intrinsic self-esteem. I've since received several questions about it so I thought I would go into more detail …