I Am My Own Cause: An Unfiltered Blog-View of Life As I See It

2008 was a year of major change in Charles Poole’s life. In the course of the year he:

• Moved from the Midwest to the West Coast without knowing a soul;
• Faced uncertainty about his professional future;
• Struggled with challenges ranging from body image and emotional eating, to recurring medical issues; and
• Grew increasingly aware that America´s fixation on mindless conformity was devaluing its greatest asset—individual self acceptance.

He looked inwar...