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With that shift comes inevitable revelationsbig and smallin the interconnected realms of beauty, wellness, and mental health.
I asked six women I admire to tell me about one of theirs.
Scroll down to bask in the collective wisdom of what they shared.
I always had a plan B, C, and Djust in case my best-case scenario didnt work out.
I was unable to act like myself or do the work I love to do.
At times I’ve felt really frustrated when my work/life balance was anything but.
Self-funding and growing a business with my bare hands means everything (everything!)
comes back to me.
In three years I’ve taught myself everything from FDA compliance to financial modeling to graphic design.
“This year has been really wild for Golde as we saw nothing short of exponential growth.
But right now, self-care means jumping in headfirst and loving it.”
I cut it into a pixie at first, and eventually I started shaving it all off.
It reminds me of my dad.
Theres something really beautiful about being able to see all the things that hair usually hides.
Ive always leaned androgynous with my style, so with a shaved head Im just leaning in further.
Its an extension of my most genuine self.
I knew something was wrong but I was too afraid to go to the doctor to find out.
My body nearly gave out, which necessitated a week-long hospitalization due to diabetic ketoacidosis.
I remember feeling frightened, disappointed, and betrayed by my own body.
Acceptance of my diagnosis required work.
“Now, listening to my body is my number one priority.
I learned not to dismiss anything Im feeling and address it right away.
Quarantine has allowed me to adjust to my new normal and manage my diabetes at a reasonable pace.
Undergoing such a scary ordeal made me realize my health is the absolute most important thing.
I work on my health as if it were a second job.
I waxed for all of middle school, then eventually switched to threading just for my brows.
“I began growing them out when I was quarantining at my parents house in Florida.
I stopped tweezing and trimming completely, and just waited to see what would happen.
The growing-out process was easy because I didnt care at all what I looked like over those six-ish months.
By the time I went back home, they were fully grown in.
When my friends finally saw me they were really surprised.
“Sometimes I wake up and think I looked so much prettier with my old brows.
Or more put together.
Sometimes I wake up and think they look so cool and brush them up with Got2b gel.
Im too busy to give them that time anymore.”
It feels good to be able to break down existential emotion in that way.
Therapy has made me 200% more inward-thinking and 1000% more woo woo.
But the true and deep energies of Me loving Me?
Nothing external can heal the internal unless it comes from nature.
And I cant keep outsourcing my power to other people, institutions, or distractions.
