I’m gonna do a read aloud from Love Notes to My Body. This is the book that I wrote on my own journey to make peace with my body, to learn to just love myself a little, and eventually a lot. Love Notes to My Body was written by me, of course, and illustrated by Mica Gadhia, who has her own amazing memoir called Open In the Front, which I highly recommend you also check out for some self-love inspiration.

Let me show you just how powerful this journaling practice can be by deconstructing one part of my love-note writing journey to make peace with my body.

I’ve been experiencing big feelings—the ragey grief kind—since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and I thought you would understand the way jagged snips of memory slice their way to consciousness, demanding attention.

A gratitude series focused on the wonders of my body

I hate that people use you to humiliate women when textured skin is a really normal part of being human.

You were glorious and steady and strong. You said everything I wanted you to say, and you were magnificent. I am so proud of you, so proud of us.