Six Weeks to Self- Love
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Six Weeks to Self- Love

An Introduction and Week 1

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Six Weeks to Self- Love
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Hey there! I'm Izzy. I'm a senior musical theatre major at AU and through the course of my time at school, I have learned quite a bit about myself. Firstly, I am bipolar. And no, it's not really like what they show in movies. Secondly, I suffer from depression and anxiety. Thirdly, I have been living with an eating disorder since I was about eleven. Now, I know I already sound like I'm complaining about how crappy my life is. But the thing is, since being at school I have learned how to drastically make improvements to my mental health and well-being. However, there is still something wrong with me. I learned a little while ago that I don't really love myself, nor do I understand how to start.

This is where you come in.

Welcome to Six Weeks to Self- Love. A weekly blog where I will be exploring different methods that have been proven to improve mental health symptoms and/or self-love. I know that it takes way longer than just six weeks to fall in love with myself, but my goal here is to at least start the journey towards self-compassion.

I will be starting with affirmations. Every day this week, I will recite a different affirmation when I wake up, before I go to sleep, and any time I find myself looking in a mirror.

Here are a few good ones to start with:

1. I love my body and all it does for me

2. I am powerful beyond my wildest dreams.

3. I am wanted

4. I believe in me.

All of these affirmations (and MANY more) can be found here.

Please feel free to join me. I would love to hear about your journey or how you take care of yourself. Together we can bring just a little more sunshine into our own lives.

And as the famous RuPaul always says:

"If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love yourself?"


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