Author: averykingsepp

I get so mad at my body when it’s really my brain’s fault. Remind yourself that your body is doing the best that it can. Give your body love and focus on changing your negative thoughts instead. That’s all for today. – Avery

I wish for when I was younger and I felt safe and like everything was going to work out. Is that something that we grow out of? Or is that just something I’ve lost touch of.

My hot take on society is that there is no “good” and there is no “bad.” Imagine you are a game designer in charge of designing the game of life. You pull out a stark, white poster board and a thick black Sharpie. Let’s start with the rules. You think. And you think. You start… Continue reading My Hot Take on Society

Here’s something helpful I tell myself when I feel disappointed in having self-harm urges. Hope it helps you as much as it helps me ❤ Your progress isn’t determined by the frequency of your self-harm urges, but rather the actions you take when you get them. Urges coming up are not something you can control,… Continue reading Important Reminder about Urges

There is such overwhelming beauty to be observed within the intelligence of the body. The internal systems of our form. Specifically, the functions of the heart and the lungs.  They have similarities. Their wave-like pattern of extract, retract, extract, retract. For the heart: bring the blood in, send the blood out. Repeat. For the lungs:… Continue reading Functions: the heart and the lungs

If you find yourself feeling defeated or suffering while facing an obstacle, challenge yourself to widen your viewpoint. Oftentimes if we simply change the perspective in which we see a situation, the situation does not seem so negative after all. By doing this, you find that there are always things to appreciate in every circumstance.… Continue reading The Beauty Within the Storm

Why I took such a long hiatus? I’m not quite sure. Nevertheless, I’m back to sharing my thoughts on this blog! I love writing on this blog, so why have I stopped doing it? I’ve asked myself this question a million times, and I’ve narrowed my answers down to a few. The one that sticks… Continue reading I’m Back!

I find loving myself unconditionally to be hard sometimes. I’m fooling myself, it really is most times. Especially on days when I have a bad body image, when my skin is breaking out, or when I am tired and moody, looking at myself in the mirror and thinking positive things are not always the easiest… Continue reading I Love You Unconditionally

Hi! Sorry I have been inactive all summer, I have missed writing so much. I was at an overnight summer camp for the past nine weeks. At the beginning, I was planning on still writing every week, but once I got there, I was so busy and I didn’t want to push myself to post… Continue reading This Summer Taught Me…