“Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“Maybe there's a grown-up mean girl or an office stunner who makes your inner 15-year-old feel like hiding in the bathroom until you can slink home under cover of darkness. Screw that. There is at least one thing about you, and probably far more, that is incomparably beautiful: your eyes, your smile,…”— Stephanie Quinn Jackson, divorcedmoms.com
“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“It’s a very simple premise—loving yourself. I’ve been criticized for being too simplistic, and I have found that the simple things are usually the most profound.”— Louise Hay, louisehay.com
“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“You don’t have to be different to be worthy. Your worth is in your true nature, a core of love and inner goodness. You are a beautiful light. You are love. We can bury our magnificence, but it’s impossible to destroy.”— Tess Marshall, tinybuddha.com
“Our judgments of others are often a result of our personal criticisms. If I stop putting pressure on myself to do things the ‘right’ way, I’ll also stop putting pressure on others as well. Not judging myself or others is a crucial step to acceptance.”— Dani DiPirro, kindovermatter.com
“What if—stay with me here—a woman decided that she was enough? What if, somehow, a woman decided she liked all of who she was? What if she looked in the mirror and thought she was just ravishing? What on Earth is wrong with that?”— Erin Brown, girlsgonestrong.com
“After this relationship ended, I truly learned the value of loving myself, and I found that with my newfound confidence, I was a much happier person out of the relationship than I had ever been when I was in it.”— Sabrina Alexis, anewmode.com
“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.”— Agnes Repplier, brainyquote.com
“Having self-love is like nurturing a plant. If you don't take the time to water it, if you start to skip days and get distracted, it will die.”— Ryan O'Connell, amazon.com
“People won’t tell you that you actually need love. Sure, you can survive without it. You can drown yourself in self-love. You can take cooking classes, distract yourself from the absence of another person’s touch, try knitting, masturbate excessively. But it won’t cure it. It won’t get rid of the fa…”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“It’s important that you advocate for yourself in both your work and personal life. No one’s going to care more about you than yourself.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“The biggest battle you fight in your twenties is the one you’re in with yourself. The most important thing you can learn in this decade is how to love yourself. Without that knowledge, your life will always be a little bit terrible.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“The things you have in your life that make you feel unlovable and small can go away. They have as much power as you give them.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“There will be periods in your life when sex will answer a lot of questions for you. It will make everything clearer. There will also be times, however, when sex enables your downfall and leaves you feeling more devastated and confused than you were to begin with. That’s just the way it is. Sex serve…”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com