This is my bold proclamation. The “Your” I’m invoking is none other than myself; I am “Your.” I am the “Your” who has been bombarded with the message that perfectly spaced eyes, sculpted cheekbones, and luscious lips define beauty. I am the “Your” who fell for the lie that to be desirable, I must beContinue reading “I Don’t Have To Conform To Your Idea Of Beauty To Be Beautiful”
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The Importance Of Validation
As a child, I never felt validated. I very much felt as though my feelings didn’t matter at all, to anyone, like a whisper lost in a cacophony of indifference. I felt dismissed, blamed, and shamed, as if my emotions were merely an inconvenience to those around me. Those feelings of isolation followed me intoContinue reading “The Importance Of Validation”
My Phoenix Rising 