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What if the hardest part of healing isn’t leaving the past, but unlearning the voice it left behind? We open the most tender chapter of the Love series to explore how self-doubt takes root, why shrinking feels safe, and how to rebuild a self that no longer asks permission to exist. This is an honest look at body image after criticism, the quiet discipline of self-respect, and the relief of love that doesn’t require you to be less.

I share the moment I stopped being on my own side and the small habits that kept me there: apologizing for everything, editing my laugh, and choosing “easy” over honest. From there, we dig into the lingering effects of one comment about weight that rewired my relationship with my body. Instead of forcing confidence, I talk through learning to see my body as a record of survival—scars from surgery, a tiny mark in my eyebrow, stretch marks that arrived when life got heavy—and how those signs are proof of endurance, not flaws. We also unpack a healthier model of love: kindness that isn’t confusing, being seen without fear, and a partner who doesn’t fix you but stands beside you while you define yourself.

If you’ve ever tried to perform self-love and felt like a fraud, this conversation offers another path: self-love as discipline, a daily choice you make when no one’s cheering. You’ll hear practical reframes for catching old reflexes, turning down inherited voices, and choosing gentler language on hard days. We close the Love chapters not with perfection, but with a release—no more carrying old stories into new seasons. Subscribe, share with someone who needs softer self-talk today, and leave a review to tell me: what voice are you turning down next?

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This isn’t a love story… it’s a healing story.
In this chapter of The Love Chapters, I talk about the relationship that came after the one that broke me — the one that showed me what gentleness could look like, what safety could feel like, and what it meant to take up space after years of shrinking myself.

This episode isn’t about going back.
It isn’t about longing or reliving old moments.
It’s about looking at the past through the eyes of the woman I’ve grown into.

Because the girl I was then needed those lessons — and the woman I am now loves the way I love because of them.

In this episode, I share:

• how a random Facebook friend request became an unexpected turning point
• what it felt like to be seen without fear
• the small moments that taught me my voice mattered
• how healing doesn’t always look pretty… but it always teaches you something
• and how a beagle-chihuahua named Dottie became the gentlest reminder that love can take many shapes

This chapter wasn’t meant to last forever — but it helped me find myself again.
And the version of me who learned those lessons?
She’s the one who knows how to love deeply now.

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This week’s episode is a little different — a small check-in on a Monday morning instead of my usual Friday drop. I had planned to release the next Love Chapter on the 14th, but life got busy and I didn’t have the space to record the episode with the care it deserves.

In this mini update, I talk about what I’ve learned from creating the first eight episodes of Just Breathe Confessionals: how speaking out has changed me, how much I’m willing to share, and how comforting it’s been to hear from listeners who relate to my anxieties, childhood moments, and all the messy parts of growing up.

I also acknowledge that there is deeper, heavier trauma in my story — chapters I haven’t shared yet — and those pieces will be explored more fully in Season Two.

The next full Love Chapter, The One Who Helped Me Heal, will drop on Friday, December 6th.

Thank you for listening, for holding these stories with me, and for giving honesty a place to breathe.