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if you’re ever going through a feeling of low racial self esteem and are suffering from low confidence in your beauty, self hatred, etc because of it… educate yourself about your personal heritage, history and ancestral plights.

pinkgiuseppeheels

learning about the ancient african practices of spirituality, community, beauty, etc… and learning about systemic racism and how my people have continued to revolt has literally made me feel so powerful, gorgeous, and WORTHY. please learn your history. i’m begging you. you can read, watch documentaries, whatever you choose. i’ve personally learned via video essayists on youtube like f.d. signifier. his work has made me aware of authors like bell hooks, audre lorde, angela y. davis, etc. just try it. please.

sunmystic

essence-rare

stuckinapril

“Do it scared” “do it alone” are all great tips, but my biggest takeaway from therapy is do it messy. This is especially true if you’re getting out of a burnout, which I experience often. Literally just do it messy. You don’t need to pick the perfect trail to walk, the perfect playlist to listen to, whatever the fuck it is. You don’t need to have a meticulous to do list and wake up at the exact time you planned and drink the exact amount of water you planned to drink. Like the biggest thing for people like me to remember is sometimes it’s okay to do it messy. Put on a random yt workout and just get it done in sweats. Do 5 minutes of a daunting task and go from there. Sometimes just getting up is a win during intense burnouts or depressive funks. Literally just do it messy.