Loving yourself can be hard when the world keeps telling you you’re not enough. This October, The Lovers invites you to meet your past self with kindness — and begin to see yourself differently.
Beauty standards change with geography, but the pressure to meet them travels remarkably well. On inherited ideals, social media and deciding which choices are actually your own.
When carrying everything starts to look suspiciously like competence. On over-responsibility, self-worth and learning to let other people carry their own weight.
Some stories explain us for years after they have stopped being useful. On old narratives, clear thinking and the difficult business of deciding what no longer deserves a place in the future.