Let’s learn to love ourselves together
A process, not a destination.
Most advice tells you to “love yourself” like it’s a command or a final destination you’re supposed to reach. But for many of us, that feels out of touch and impossibly intimidating. (So much so that I decided I needed an entirely new title for my “Love Yourself” newsletter if I was to continue on with it.)
Self-love isn’t a trophy to win; it’s a garden to tend. (And I’m a sucker for a theme.)
The Art of the Cutting
In gardening, propagation is the act of taking a small cutting of a plant and giving it the right environment to grow its own roots and become a whole new plant. It’s a slow, rhythmic cycle of trial and error. This newsletter is about applying that same patient curiosity to our own lives.
Here, we focus on the process:
- Slow and steady: We start small. Cultivating curiosity through art, science, and history, and see what they can teach us about being human.
- The Right Environment: Growth doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We explore how to create a lifestyle and a headspace that actually allows us to take root.
Permission to be Messy: Propagation is sometimes painfully slow, and it’s okay if some of the cuttings don’t take. We use the knowledge we’ve gained, and we try again. I like to look at it like I get to keep all of those experience points I’ve earned along the way.
What’s inside the newsletter?
Every week(ish), I send out a note designed to help you breathe a little easier:
- Cuttings of Curiosity: A look at something interesting, like a study on mental health, art, or a scientific discovery, to feed our big, beautiful brains.
- Honest Reflections: Real talk about the “messy middle” of mental health and self-acceptance.
No commands, no hacks, no toxic positivity, and no pressure to be perfect. Just some tools to keep growing.
Start your process.
Join a community of people who are learning to grow, fail, and try again. Together.
Delivered weekly(ish). By humans, for humans.