The journey of finding self love and self-acceptance is definitely not always easy, and can at times seem insurmountable, but it can lead to feeling safe, comfortable, and empowered in your own skin. It’s taken me a long time to get to this place, and I still have to consistently look at and explore my thoughts and feelings, but I finally feel like I can (most of the time) love and appreciate my body for what it is, instead of constantly trying to change it.

I encourage myself to consciously choose to focus on the things I love about myself. For instance, I love the way my body moves when I spend time with it, the way it feels when I’m dancing, the way it allows me to experience the world around me. So I leaned into that for this self portrait session. Just spending time with myself, in my new studio that I’ve worked so hard for, and experiencing what emotions came up, and what felt good.

When you feel safe and empowered in your own skin, you can truly embrace your unique qualities and strengths, and we all deserve to feel fully ourselves, and loved and accepted for exactly who we are, right here and right now. And through this, we can show up fully in the world and pursue our dreams without hesitation, and have the ability to encourage and help others to do the same as well!

So if you’re struggling with self-acceptance and self-love, know that you’re not alone. Take it one day at a time, and be kind to yourself. You are worthy of love and acceptance exactly as you are. Embrace the journey, and remember that you are enough. YOU are the only YOU in this world, and that is your magic!

Need some help along this journey of self-acceptance and self-love? Here are some of my favorite books on the subject:

• The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

• The Geode Theory: Chipping Away At Body Image by Teri Hofford

• Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World by Anuschka Rees

• Body Positive Power: Because Life Is Already Happening and You Don’t Need Flat ABS to Live It by Megan Jayne Crabbe

• The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf

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