What are three of your best qualities?
Operating with an open mind/open heart. I am very adaptable I think it has lead me to many opportunities and positive changes. I've been told I'm a positive person, I think it's more external. Positivity is definitely something I practice but it can be more of a self preservation tool than anything else. I'm really loyal - once I've let someone in that is.
Do you have any undesirable qualities?
So many!! I can be extremely guarded. It takes me a long time to really feel like I know people, or they know me, but once I let people in I'm loyal as fuck. I can be careless, I get into angsty spirals, thinking myself in circles about things that I may be uncomfortable with. I get insecure and creepy when it comes to social media. There is a lot of stuff I'm working on, I always think I can improve things.
What do you love the most about your body?
I love my scars. They have funny stories behind them and they are imperfect and I think it's really special how our bodies heal themselves.
What is one part of your body you're working on loving more?
I have really narrow hips. I think I have a pretty awkward looking body but I always try to remind myself that most people probably are feeling like that about their bodies and bodies are weird looking anyway. I'm grateful for my body over all it serves me well.
What experience did you have when you first noticed your stretch marks?
I got my stretch marks in middle school. I was a skinny kid and started gaining weight in middle school. I was super insecure about my body for a long time. Stretch marks to me were really negative. Middle school is a really awkward time.
How do those around you make you feel about them?
I think a lot of us girls were feeling the same insecurities at that time. I remember being at the beach and seeing older girls who were so comfortable and confident and had a bunch of stretch marks and I thought they looked gorgeous marks and all. Their confidence made the stretch marks look good, and it made me see that if you are confident and happy you look beautiful.