Hi there,

I’m fired up lately to have more impact, grow my audience—be more “out there” in the world. And it’s scaring the hell out of me. 😅 But luckily I have lots of tools now to work with fear—I’ve been detailing this journey over on Sparkly Dark (my Substack) and working through it in my community.

What I’ve been (over?) thinking: how do I want to use this newsletter list?

What I realized today is: I want my emails to you to be little reminders that you’re awesome, actually.

That you don’t have to contort yourself into someone else’s idea of the right kind of person. That you can let yourself live.

I want to encourage you to celebrate who you are, every day. Just because it’s great to be you. You matter and your happiness matters. Your unique perspective matters. Your pain and what it has taught you matters. There will never be another one of you.

The world right now is over-fucking-whelming. But loving yourself? It’s free, it’s available 24/7, no gatekeepers—and nobody can take it away from you.

I’ve heard people say self-love is selfish or self-absorbed. But the most selfish people I’ve met hated themselves. They were wrapped up in their own pain. They were self-focused because they were starving for love and didn’t know how to give it to themselves.

Self-love relaxes our nervous system and lets us connect more easily, and love more freely. Self-love is like an internal hug that unlocks your natural joy and power. If you fill yourself up first, you have more to give and more energy to share.

Plus, it feels awesome! 🥳 10/10 would recommend.

Love and sparkles, ✨

Emma

P.S. How does “self-love” land with you these days—helpful, annoying, complicated? Hit reply, I'm curious.

Meme Power

I teach self-liberation skills reject the tyranny of "normal" · undo internalized shame · stop outsourcing your self-worth · practice self-compassion · stop self-bullying · cultivate intrinsic motivation · become your own best friend · rewire your brain for joy

💚 Joy Ninja 🦄 Sparkly Dark 👯 Self-Liberation Society ✨ AstroLiberation

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