Have you ever found yourself trapped in a cycle of self-hate, unable to escape the negative thoughts and feelings that consume you? It's a painful and difficult place to be, but it's not a permanent one. With time, patience, and effort, you can break free from the grip of self-hate and learn to love yourself fully and completely.    

Today on Almost Adulting, Violetta welcomes Lainey Molnar - a digital artist with thousands of followers online who draws women empowerment comics to liberate women from the immense societal pressure and to help all of us heal and grow through (self-)love, kindness, and acceptance. 

Violetta and Lainey share their most vulnerable experiences starting from growing through a long phase of self-hate that became debilitating, self-doubt that made you feel less and ugly and unworthy of love, to the double standards of hookup culture and breaking free from an abusive relationship.

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What to Listen For:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:59 “I live all over the world…”
• 05:50 How do you say it in Hungarian?
• 06:49 When did you start illustrating women's issues?
• 09:33 Advocating for women’s rights
• 13:49 How can you tell you’re existing in your feminine energy?
• 19:00 Don’t hate yourself too much
• 22:29 Your inadequacy demon
• 28:14 I used to be an extremely unhappy, self-hating person
• 33:57 We can’t just deal with the happy things
• 37:16 Three downsides of hookup culture
• 44:04 Deciding to be a celibate
• 50:50 Keeping yourself safe thru casual sex
• 55:03 Mentally, sexually, and physically abusive partner
• 58:00 Getting out of an abusive relationship
• 01:02:49 Being able to recognize the red flags 

Connect with Lainey on:

• https://www.bylainey.com/ 
• https://www.instagram.com/lainey.molnar/
• https://www.facebook.com/bylaineymolnar/
• https://www.tiktok.com/@lainey.molnar 

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