25 Self Love Affirmations To Live By

Start the new year right, with these 25 self love affirmations will have you feeling better about yourself every single day. 

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Self love is one of those buzzy words as of lately that has sort of stopped us in our tracks, however, moms have practiced it for many, many past generations. Self love is not selfish, despite what our society tries to tell you to believe. Think of the moms who lived in the 70s, whose kids ran out the door and played with friends all day and only came home whenever the street lights turned on. Those women had all day to themselves. For some reason today, we are placed with this constant need to keep our children in a constant state of education and activity that we neglect ourselves. Sound familiar? This is why daily self love affirmations are more important now than ever.

Why are self love affirmations so important for moms?

Self love is defined by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation as “Self-love is a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological and spiritual growth. Self-love means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness. Self-love means taking care of your own needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others. Self-love means not settling for less than you deserve.”

Boom.

The key to all of this is understanding that self love means different things to each person. It might be something as simple as learning how to trust yourself, or as simple as doing more of the things we love most. I know it’s not always easy being a busy mom and fitting self care activities into your daily routine, so this is where the importance of self love affirmations come into play.

25 Self Love Affirmations To Live By

Body acceptance. Paired together these are very big words that ironically, carry an awful lot of weight.

Whenever I started Project Motherhood, this quite possibly was the main focus of mine, since it was something I struggled with tremendously. I knew with every cell in my body that women of all shapes and sizes, pre and post baby, were feeling the same way. To this day, I still struggle with body acceptance. I have good days and bad days – we all do. So starting out the new year, I wanted to try to cleanse myself and think about body acceptance, my body acceptance, in a different light. These self-love affirmations will do the trick.

Not every day is going to be perfect, but join me in these body acceptance resolutions and make a difference in your life.

25 Self Love Affirmations

1. I will not let my mind bully my body.
2. I will not forget that I gave life with this body.
3. I will do something positive every day for my body.
4. I will not let others negative body image affect mine.
5. I will stop thinking about what I should be doing for my body and do only what I am able and willing to do.
6. I will be proud of the skin I’m in.
7. Just because I’m not a model, doesn’t mean that I’m not beautiful.
8. I am a work in progress, and not seeking perfection.
9. My imperfections make me perfect in my own way.
10. My self-worth has nothing to do with how my body looks.
11. 11. My body is changing, and that’s okay.
12. It’s okay to love myself as I continue to evolve.
13. I promise to focus less on the number on the scale and more on how I feel.
14. Food is meant to nourish my body and not my enemy.
15. It’s okay for me to feel confident.
16. I am stronger than I think.
17. I can be healthy, no matter what my pant size is.
18. My body can do amazing things.
19. I am still beautiful, even if I’m having a “fat” day.
20. I promise not to punish myself.
21. I will stay out of my head too much and focus on just being.
22. I am worth it.
23. I trust myself.
24. I choose happiness.
25. I choose to love myself.

You can also PRINT THESE HERE, as it’s great to put these self-love affirmations somewhere visible to remember and reflect on every single day. What are your biggest body acceptance challenges?

Fashionably Yours,

Allison