My body, my home
“Taking that leap to cut my hair showed me more of myself to accept and hold onto rather than want anyone else to do it for me.”
After Birth
“So I decided to give my attitude a switch, / Look at myself every day and give that girl a kiss; / No more over-analyzing the tiny flawed bits, / I’m reminding myself that I’m still the shit!”
My body, my life.
“Who knew a little unbounded sensual self-touch could lead to such liberty?”
Corporeal Confusion // Corporeal Cornucopia
Hip dips galore. Stretchmarks spotlighted. Acne scars untouched. What does it feel like to love myself without inhibition?
How I Learned To Love My Melanin Body
From a negative mindset around my melanin features to fully embracing my body and beauty after pregnancy…
"I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay."
— Tracee Ellis Ross