Hello and welcome to Let's Talk About It. I am your host Taylor and today I am so freaking

excited to talk to this guest. You guys likely follow her on Instagram, Alex L. She is

a author and wellness consultant who actually lives in Washington DC with her husband and

her almost now three children. Writing actually came into her life by way of therapy and

exploration of healing through journaling. Alex teaches workshops and retreats that

really center around assisting others in finding their voices through storytelling and poetry

and narrative writing all rooted in truth without shame. Her mission is to build community

and self-care practices through literature and language and I am so ecstatic to talk to

her. Honestly, she also hosts the Hey Girl Podcast which was created with sisterhood and

storytelling in mind and her words just speak so much to my heart and my soul and just

like feeds my brain. It is all just absolutely wonderful. Her Instagram is at Alex underscore

L. That's E L L E and before we get talking with Alex here I would really love to share with

you guys some of her affirmations and pieces that I have found from her Instagram so I'm going

to share a few of those with you guys now. Self-care encouraged me to stop settling. The more you

settle the more you shrink. Resist the urge to compromise your joy for the comfort of what you

think others want, need and expect from you. I can't be everything to everyone if I'm nothing to myself.

Be gentle with your healing. Start over as many times as you need to.

Before you settle, remember your worth. Before you stay longer than you should,

look at what you can gain by walking away. Before you decide you're not deserving of more,

remember that you are. I am working through my mess. I am sorting out my life. I am finding my

piece. I am deserving of emotionally clean spaces. Everyone you love won't have the emotional

capacity to reciprocate. Allow that to be a lesson and holding space for both grief and gratitude.

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