“I’m good to everyone. I take care of others. I go above and beyond to make people happy. I am always there for others. But when it’s my turn—when I need people—there’s nobody.” These are the words expressed by a wonderful 45 yrs old South...
When I found out that I was pregnant with my first child, my joy knew no bounds. Me & my husband and our families were thrilled. There was this absolutely glorified version of the journey of pregnancy to childbirth. I was in my ‘la la...
“You can’t love others until you love yourself.” As uneasy, uncomfortable, or even triggering as this statement may sound, it holds a deep truth. When you don’t genuinely love yourself, what you offer others often isn’t love—it’s need. A need shaped by conditioning, obligation, and...
For so long, women have been taught—directly and indirectly—to put themselves last. Be accommodating. Be agreeable. Be everything to everyone. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that choosing ourselves was selfish, dramatic, or unkind. It’s not. Choosing yourself is one of the bravest,...