30 Days of Aphrodite: Day 8 - April 8, 2021

30 Days of Aphrodite: Day 8 - April 8, 2021 4:53 PM / Jessie

What area in your life has Aphrodite helped you the most with?

Self-love! Cliché I know, but it’s the Apollo honest truth! I began my relationship with Aphrodite because I knew I needed help with self-love however it was only until recently (so like 7 years later) I understood just how much help I truly needed.

My journey through self-love with Aphrodite began with the focus on my body and appearance. I was someone who dreaded clothes shopping because it typically ended with me having a meltdown in the dressing room while I berated my body for not being what I thought it “should” be. I was in constant battle with myself over my appearance always finding something about my body to criticize. I hated mirrors, hated taking pictures, hated going to school, and hated any kind of special occasion. I hated myself and felt I was wrong in every way possible.

I am happy to say that is not me anymore! It was through my relationship with Aphrodite that I was able to learn to love my body exactly the way it is. I’ve come to realize my body is not the problem and I am able to exist in this body however way I choose to. And regardless of my choices I am beautiful and enough. No more meltdowns in dressing rooms for me! Nothing but love for who I see staring back at me in the mirror!

As I said before I recently discovered that my self-love work with Aphrodite is not actually done, not even close! While I have come very far in loving the physical person I see, the self-hatred that I was experiencing goes a lot deeper than just my body. There is a lot of healing I have left to do in order to be able to fully embrace myself like both Aphrodite and me want me to. But I know with Aphrodite walking with me I’ll get there! With each step we take together I feel more and more in love with the person I am and the person I am going to become.