Feeling sexy, comfortable & confident in my own skin has been a long journey on the path of self-acceptance.
Growing up as a competitive dancer who spent decades perfecting her craft in a mirror & comparing herself to other beautiful & talented women instilled some pretty deep self-image issues.
Though I may have looked happy, fit, & confident from the outside, inside I was a mess.
My internal self-dialogue was hateful, critical & judgmental. I was extremely hard on myself & set ridiculously high expectations.
I was a typical type-A workaholic perfectionist who deep down was insecure. The insatiable need to overcompensate by overachieving, to get validation from others was always present.
Despite all of my external accolades, I always struggled to feel enough because I didn’t love myself fully. I was seeking external love instead of cultivating it from within.
This of course didn’t serve me & leaked into all of my relationships…
My friendships with women were shallow & disconnected at best. Because I lacked self-love, was unwilling to be vulnerable & fell into the comparisons trap, I never knew what true sisterhood felt like until my late 20’s.
I also attracted & chose men who had similar insecurities & core wounds. Men who would reflect back to me how I felt inside & unknowingly help me perpetuate my self-destructive patterns.
My breakthrough came when I stepped on the self-love & acceptance path. When I dared to do the inner work to face my own demons head-on because I knew there had to be a better way to live.
I was determined to figure out how to love myself because I realized it was the key to an incredible quality of life for myself & deeper relationships.
Within my pregnancy, I’ve experienced deeper levels of body love & acceptance than I’ve ever known.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed dressing up my bump & feel more radiant + feminine than ever. I’m in complete awe of what my body is capable of doing.
I owe all of this self-respect to the years of inner work I’ve done. And I know the journey has just begun.
So if you haven’t dug deep into yourself yet, get to it! Self-love is the secret key to quantum personal & professional growth.
Much Love,
Amber Sears
Epicself.com – Online Coaching & Training
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