Loving Someone When You Don’t “Love Yourself”

Have you ever heard that phrase, “You can’t love someone if you don’t love yourself.” Unfortunately, I have heard this phrase one too many times. And its companion-- “you need to love yourself before you can find love from others”. There is a preconceived notion that in order for someone to love us we must have confidence and self love. However, this is completely false.  As...

Tattoos and My Journey To Finding Myself

Tattoos have always been taboo in my household. They had a negative connotation to my parents. However, tattoos have been essential in discovering self love, becoming one with my body and healing. Currently, I have ten pieces. A majority of them are tattoos to symbolize my journey on this path. I have struggled with self harming behaviors a majority of my life. Flashbacks and dissociative...