“My first love was some insignificant boy when it should have been myself.”

“I have learned that when sadness comes to visit me, all I can do is say “I see you.” I spend some time with it, get up, and say goodbye. I don’t push it away. I own it. And because I own it, I let it go.”

“Start over my darling. Be brave enough to find the life you want and courageous enough to chase it. Then start over and love yourself the way you were always meant to.”

“Always defend your right to heal at your own pace. You are taking your time. You are allowed to take your time.”

“As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.”

“You can’t be happy unless you’re unhappy sometimes.”

“Being our messy authentic selves helps create a space where others feel safe to be themselves, too. Your vulnerability can be a gift to others. How badass is that?”

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”

“You don’t want to underestimate the degree to which you can change the way the world manifests itself to you by changing what you’re aiming at.”

“I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. And I’m going to figure out what that is.”

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.”

“You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.”

“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”

“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”