Learning to have self-respect
You always hear about people telling you to love yourself and to have respect for yourself but I don't think I really understood how to until recently. I realised that part of the reason that I used to feel quite unhappy was because of the kind of people I was surrounding myself with. I often went after or let people in to my life who were not empowering me and didn't walk away because I didn't know my value and didn't think I deserved respect or to be treated in a particular way. From my experience, sometimes, when you don't value yourself, it can lead to letting people into your life that might not necessarily be the best for you or accepting poor behaviour from others, when that's never really something that should be accepted. It's taken a while, but now I am at a stage where surrounded by such a great and supportive social support network who are so encouraging and genuinely care about me. It helps me to feel a lot more confident and empowered. I...