Self-Acceptance
Finding My Style Postpartum
I’d hoped that this post would be filled with me styling different outfits that I’ve been wearing in my 6 months postpartum. But truthfully I’ve spent most of my time in pyjamas or scruffy loungewear.
My body hasn’t “bounced back” like society suggested it should (I didn’t think it would), so a lot of my wardrobe doesn’t fit me.
5 Things I Love About My Postpartum Self
Postpartum life is a wild ride.
During pregnancy, I was the happiest and most confident in my body & mind that I have been in well probably forever. My anxiety was pretty much non-existent and I enjoyed almost every second. However, all that came crashing down after my little one was born. The hormones, the emotions, everything is so all over the place and it truly is a rollercoaster.
My Self-Acceptance Journey and 5 Tips For When You’re Feeling Negative About Yourself
I’ve been on my own journey of self-acceptance for several years. And I think this is how it will always be – I don’t expect to wake up one day and completely accept my body. As I age and change, I’ll have new parts of my body and mind that I’ll need to get used to – and I’m okay with that!
The Beginner’s Guide To Self-Acceptance – Part 2
Being okay, and even happy, in the body you’re in still has such a distance to go before being seen as ‘normal’ and ‘socially acceptable’. I don’t particularly care about these things, but they can make things a heck of a lot easier.
Self-acceptance is definitely a journey - & it can be a particularly long one – but it’s such an important one. Our bodies are such incredible things that help us live our lives each day. And our mind is even more wonderful – the ideas, creativity, imagination and so much more that it allows us to do is quite frankly mind-blowing.
How Other People Helped Me Learn To Accept Myself
This post may be a bit controversial as we typically hear “you don’t need anyone else to prove your worth” etc. And obviously I don’t disagree! However, I have been lucky enough to have some people around me who are incredibly supportive and have made a big difference on my self-acceptance journey – so I wanted to talk about it.
The Beginner’s Guide To Self-Acceptance – Part 1
I’ve been blogging in this niche for just over a year now, but I’ve never really sat down and talked about how/when it started for me and which advice I followed etc. So, here it is!
I really hope that you find this helpful!
How to Be Your Own Best Friend
It’s kinda scary to think about, but the only person that will definitely be with you your whole life is yourself. So, it’s so important to find ways to learn to accept & even love yourself.
I created this blog to help keep me accountable on my own journey and, in-turn, help you lovely person reading this post. You Are Wonderful!
My Self-Acceptance Journey - 2021 Update
This month I’ve created all my posts around love (it is the month for it after all). And after the lovely Becca wrote a guest post, I thought it was about time I did a proper update on my own journey.
How To Give Yourself Love & Care While In A Relationship
Growing up I always felt like being married was the end goal. The majority of adults around me were divorcees or single – but I seemed to have ignored this and focussed on the happy relationships in TV shows, films and in magazines. These all seemed to suggest that the only way to be happy was to be with someone else.
My Relationship With My Body Hair
This is quite a tough post for me to write as it’s something that I’ve struggled with for a really long time.
Career Or Children? Which Should You Choose?
Throughout my time in education I was so often asked about future career plans and the prospect of starting a family – and this is often asked in the form of making a choice. Will I pursue a career, or will I start a family? It never seemed to be offered as a joint package.
So, let’s talk about that. Personally, do I want a career, or do I want children? The answer…
A Letter To My Younger Self
I’m not sure which specific aged Cerys I’m writing to. But I guess it’ll be relevant for 1-year old Cerys to 21-year old Cerys (I know that I’m currently 21, but I change and grow every day and always need a boost). I’m sure that I’ll look back on this letter in years to come and still say the same things to myself.
The way that I’ve one this is just by being sat by myself with some breakfast and YouTube and just writing down all of the thoughts and feelings that come to mind – hoping that some of it will be semi-coherent. So here goes…
How I’m Learning To Love Myself
I’ve never been confident about how I look. I’ve always had at least one thing that I’m insecure about and it would constantly play on my mind. I know that basically everyone has insecurities about their bodies and how they look; but that doesn’t make it healthy.
It’s so important that we learn to love and appreciate our bodies; no matter who you are or what you look like. Self-love is vital.
The Life Of Dating…From Someone Who’s Never Actually Dated Anyone
Growing up, I never dated anyone or had any sort of “proper relationship”. But it didn’t really bother me that much.
Going on a night out with the girls often consisted of flirting with some guys. But it typically just ended up in creating a bigger group to drink, dance and have fun with.
It wasn’t until I had finished my first year of uni that I went on an actual date (and I’ve currently only been on three altogether).