Sharing Your Story is an Act of Love Towards Yourself

Sharing your story is an act of love towards yourself.

It’s telling yourself “I matter. My voice matters. My experiences matter. My thoughts matter. My feelings matter.”

For me, beginning the process of healing my mind, body, and spirit was the biggest act of love I’d ever shown myself.

I quit weed. I replaced animal products with plants. I traded fluffy New Age spirituality for the teachings of Jesus. I faced my sexual abuse.

This was how I loved myself.

Then came sharing my story. No longer keeping my experiences trapped inside. And there’s still more.

But getting started, loving myself enough to let myself be seen and heard… it changed EVERYTHING.

And it showed me that sharing my story is an act of love towards others, too. It’s a way to be of service, to plant seeds, to share a message of hope, to spark awareness and action.

Which leads to more and more love in the world.

The power of the ripple effect.

Your story can do the same.

– Malana

(This post was originally published on my Instagram on October 9th, 2023.)