Self-acceptance doesn’t always come with a glow-up or a grand transformation. In this article, I share how I learned to like myself again through small, consistent acts of self-kindness and honesty. It’s about rebuilding trust with yourself, finding joy in ordinary days, and letting go of who you think you should be. This isn’t a reinvention story—it’s a gentle reminder that you’re already enough, exactly as you are, without the makeover montage
Healing

Learning to Like Myself Again (No Glow-Up Required)

When You Just Don’t Like Who You’ve Become Have you ever woken up and just not liked yourself? Not how you look, but who you are underneath all the daily noise. I’ve had those mornings more times than I’d like to admit. One of the most painful seasons of my life happened about six months before I moved to Adelaide. I was still living in Brisbane, going out too often, drinking more than I should have, and eating in a way that numbed instead of nourished. It was a difficult, blurry chapter, full of choices I wish I hadn’t made, …