- Run a warm bath
- Throw a Lush bath bomb in there
- Turn down the lights until everything’s a little blurry
- Light your favorite Yankee candle (the Holliday Collection is most effective)
- Get naked
- Take a deep breath
- Put one toe in the water
- Then the other
- Then, slowly, sink down into the silky, lavender water
- Close your eyes
- Take another deep breath
- Stay that way for a little while, letting the water hold you
- Open your eyes
- Watch the candle
- Watch the flames dance
- Let it mesmerize you
- Let yourself drift a little
- Then come back
- Look down at your body
- Smile, even if you want to cry
- Cup your breasts
- Because they’re yours
- Touch the pouch on your belly that you wish was flatter, forgive it
- Notice the stretch marks that trace your hips and thighs
- Let them be
- You don’t have to accept them or love them right now
- It’s okay if you don’t feel perfect
- It’s okay if tears are suiciding themselves out of your eyes, down your cheeks, and into the ocean of the bathtub
- Sometimes that’s what healing looks like
- That’s what reconciliation with your looks like
- That’s what it looks like to forgive yourself
- Next, I want you to wipe those tears away
- Stand up
- Let the water drip drop off your body
- Step out of the bath, one foot at a time.
- Forget your towel
- You don’t need to hide anymore
- Step infront of the full length mirror you’ve been avoiding.
- Look into your eyes
- Notice the pimple on your forehead and your un-plucked eyebrows
- Notice your bright, shining eyes
- Notice your long wavy hair that reaches past your shoulders to skim the space where your back disappears into your butt
- Close your eyes
- Take a deep breath
- Smile
- Whisper, “I love you…I love you…I love you,” until your heart is a little less heavy
- Empty the tub
- Blow out the candle
- Turn off the lights and close the door.
- Repeat once daily
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