When Richard Siken said “the body always betrays itself — it blushes, it trembles.” and when Jenny Slate said “my body will always show what my real inner situation is. My body will never let me lie.”

oh to be the girl who makes it til the end of a horror movie caked in blood

[ID: A drawing of the interior of a bright and colorful laundromat. Plants hang from the ceiling and posters adorn the walls. /End ID.]

expressing your needs, your emotions, your boundaries and your concerns will not drive away people that are committed to being in your life. wanting to be treated with respect, knowing your worth and acting accordingly is never asking for too much in any kind of safe or healthy connection.

the real flex is not returning to your old patterns no matter how familiar and comfortable they look.