Valerie Furr-Collins
Bio
I am a writer, poet, blogger, stage actress, influencer, nurse, and caregiver. I am self-publishing for the first time this year one of two books. I am a devoted mother of two and a grandmother of one.
Stories (3/0)
Body Image
What is your first memory of yourself? Let's go back in time for a moment, to the first time you remember, for whatever reason, disliking something about your body? For me, my very first memory of body image issues began as a preteen after my father abruptly moved our family from saucy Arizona to corn-fed Alabama. In Arizona, most people I knew were thin. I recall very few children who were overweight. Alabama was a culture shock for me. The accents were different, the food was different, and most children my age were healthy looking—not obese—but so much taller and bigger than I was. Unlike myself, most girls here were developing already. I felt invisible.
By Valerie Furr-Collins5 years ago in Longevity
Losing a Sibling
My oldest brother, Arthur Jr., always looked out for his younger siblings. I remember him making things for me at school and presenting them to me, his baby sister, with so much pride. He was in the third grade by the time I was born. He and I never even went to the same school due to our age difference. Although we became distant for a few years as adults, by the time he and his third wife separated, we were close again.
By Valerie Furr-Collins5 years ago in Families