Do You Love You?
“Pick the other one, she’s prettier” “What happened to you, you gained so much weight” “Why do you act like you’re better than other people”? “I’ve thought about dating you, … Continue Reading What Are you Thinking? Day 9 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion
Are you not entertained?
All the years of eating disorders lasted so long because I didn’t know how to sit with my pain, how to befriend my discomfort. Some people do drugs, others abuse … Continue Reading Sometimes, Life Just Sucks and That’s That: Day 7 of #31DaysOfSelfCompassion
I even remember going shopping once so I could get clothes in the favorite color of a guy I was trying to impress. Don’t judge me. I was young and … Continue Reading Losing Yourself To Find Yourself: Day 6 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion
‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? I’ve talked myself out of so many things. For every project or action that … Continue Reading Who Do you Think You Are? Day 5 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion
“Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. This is the quote that is the most shared every time a black person becomes a … Continue Reading Love is The Answer to Oppression: Day 4 of #31DaysofSelfCompassion
“Your love makes me miserable”. These are words that I will never forget, words said to me by an ex as he broke up with me. Until then I had … Continue Reading For the Love of Love: Day 3 of #31Daysof SelfCompassion
Welcome to Day 2 of the 31 days of Self Compassion. Day 2: Surrendering to all the negative feelings we run from There is one emotion that follows you in … Continue Reading For Shame. Day 2 of #31daysofselfcompassion
It’s the first day of August, and I want to go on and adventure with you. In the journey to rebuild a better relationship with ourselves, we focus on self-love … Continue Reading How Do You Love You? Let us Count The Ways. Welcome to 31 Days of Self-Compassion
I didn’t expect to cry, but there I was
Yes it’s true, good things can happen to you too.
I woke up to this letter in my email and I was so excited because this is the first time someone has sent me a love letter without me asking for it. It is an indescribable joy for me to witness the gratitude and joy people have for their body
I needed to have an honest real look at myself. So I stood there in front of the mirror, and all that came was a whisper: “Thank you, thank you, … Continue Reading Oprah’s Love Letter to Her Body
I was scrolling Through Medium a few weeks ago, when I stumbled on an article titled “Stop Trying to Inspire me”. The author was experiencing a sort of positivity fatigue, … Continue Reading I Don’t Want to Inspire You
Sometimes the “after” body is not what you expect
“And when you know better, you do better” ~Maya Angelou
