“If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would you say?”

• You get what you pay for. —my father
• Don’t worry about what you can’t control. —my first therapist
• Only stay mad for a minute. —my father
• You are NOT FAT, regardless of what your cuckoo relatives say.
• You are not ANYTHING your cuckoo relatives say.
• You are smart.
• You are beautiful (no matter what they say). —Christina Aguilera
• You are athletic.
• You are capable.
• You are strong.
• You are resilient.
• You deserve to be happy.
• You deserve to be loved.
• Hugs are free. No one should ever have to earn a hug.
• Stop letting others tell you who you are.
• Don’t believe it till you see it, then see it twice. —311
• This too shall pass. —unknown
• Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. —Dr. Spock