Remembering to Take Care of You Through Motherhood

When you’re a new mom, you can forget about yourself. Every waking moment, you are focused on one thing: keeping a tiny human being alive and happy. Everything else––even your own well-being––seems like an afterthought.

And then the negativity spiral kicks in: toxic messages we’ve learned from social media, magazines, and TV about our appearance and our abilities can creep in, making us feel trapped, alone or defeated. We feel guilty for gaining weight or being too tired to exercise. We worry about keeping up with our careers while being the parents our kids need.

Shapermint Gal Schanita knows your pain. When she gave birth to her first child, it was just her and her baby.

“My husband actually didn't come to the states until five months after my son was born.” Schanita told us. “So it was all mommy. I got two-minute showers squeezed in every day. And with breastfeeding being a 24 hour job, it was just like...hair, skin, everything, me..out the window.”

When she looked in the mirror, the negative messages she had learned from well-meaning but critical teachers and parents told her she wasn’t doing enough.

“Reprimanding yourself...keeps you from moving forward,” she says. “Because it's taking the headspace that you need to dedicate to actually moving forward.”

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A Thank You to Our Veterans

The whole country is uniting to honor our veterans. These brave souls have dedicated a portion of their life to serve their country and immense sacrifices for their families. A simple “thank you” can make each veteran feel seen. At Shapermint, we’re committed to spreading love, especially for our powerful ladies!

That’s why we’re here shining a spotlight.

Women Making a Difference

Women have been making a difference in the US military since before the 19th century. During the revolutionary war, women had to disguise themselves as men to serve.

The most famous case is Deborah Sampson, who was discovered to be a woman after she was wounded for the third time. Her acts of valor made a difference for Dr. Mary Walker, who didn’t have to disguise herself to serve. She became the first woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for casualty care she provided to civil war soldiers.

If it weren’t for Deborah Sampson and other women like her, Dr. Mary Walker wouldn’t have served and written a legislation that created a permanent nurse corps. This made a difference to more than 33,000 Army and Navy nurses who saved countless lives during World War I.

Today, there are over 2 million female veterans serving in the United States and Puerto Rico. 

We know female veterans are proud to hold that title! They're making a difference in more lives than we can imagine - and we say thank you.

If you know a veteran, show your gratitude and appreciation. They’ve gone through immense sacrifice, commitment and dedication to serve us and our country.

Our veterans have earned the respect, the recognition, and honor for their strength, tenacity, and resilience. Let’s celebrate them!

What Can You Do to Honor Veterans?

We strive to support our women, in all of their roles through life, and being a veteran is no different. Below are some ways to support our ladies, honoring them as the powerhouses they are.

1. Volunteer: Some female based organizations that accept volunteers include:

• Grace After Fire
• Foundation for Women Warriors
• Operation Reinvent
• Service Women’s Action Network
• She Served

2. Use your skills: Think about a way you can honor a vet. Are you an attorney? Offer your services pro bono. Are you a great cook? Volunteer to whip up some dishes for people who served and could use a home cooked meal. 

3. Donate: We can help our veterans by supporting charities and organizations that not only support them while they’re in active duty, but also help them transition smoothly back into a civilian life. In fact, this is the way we have chosen to support our female veterans and their families.

As a thank you, we’re slashing our prices up to 50% OFF and for every product purchased on Shapermint.com from November, 8th to November 12th, 2018 we will donate a portion of our proceeds to support our veterans.

There are many ways to honor them, it all starts with a feeling of gratitude and a simple, “Thank You”.

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Empower Yourself and Follow Your Dreams––Without Apology

Everywhere women look ––on TV, in ads, in social media––there are reminders of how far we are from achieving perfection.

As women, we’ve been taught that the only way we’ll succeed or be happy in a perfection-obsessed world is to play the roles assigned to us, and give Oscar-worthy performances. We’re told not to make waves--to please others by looking the way they want us to look and act the way they want us to act.

• Be smart, but not so smart you’ll intimidate people. 
• Be athletic, but don’t get too muscular.
• Lose weight, but don’t obsess over your diet. 
• Negotiate for better pay, but don’t be too assertive. 

Is it any surprise many of us go through the world second-guessing our every move? 
We’re so worried about the disapproval of others that we dim ourselves when we’re meant to shine. 

To heck with that!!!
Lady, your life doesn’t belong to anyone other than you. You’re the one calling the shots, so why not empower yourself with the confidence to ignore what others say and pursue your passion?

Read the transcription on our blog! 

As you’ll discover in the following video from Shapermint Gal Khara Campbell, empowering yourself isn’t about appealing to the expectations of others--it’s about being yourself and following your dreams without apology.

6 Hosiery Products at Shapermint You NEED For Your Fall Look

Time to say bye-bye to summer: fall is on its way! But wait: just because the weather is getting a little nippy doesn’t mean you have to say buh-bye to your legs until spring. With the right pair of tights, stockings or pantyhose, you can rock a leggy fall look while adding a light layer of warmth that can weather any weather.

With a wide variety of textures, colors and sheerness, hosiery can transform the look of an outfit. But those of us with curves can have a hard time finding the perfect fitting pair of hose.

Seriously: who hasn’t suffered from the following hosiery mishaps?

Ready for the good news? There are hosiery options out there for those of us who want to have all our bases (and bellies and crotches and legs and tushes) covered. And they go way beyond the cheap control-top pantyhose you pick up at the drugstore.

Shapermint offers hosiery products that not only stay firmly in place, but also compliment your curves with booty-accentuating and tummy-controlling designs.

Let’s take a look at Shapermint’s collection of body-shaping hosiery that will have you confidently serving up fabulous fall looks.

See the products on our blog!