Self-Image | Personal Excellence

How I Found My Place as a Female, Part 1: Growing Up with a Repressed Femininity

This is part 1 of my 3-part series on my struggles finding my identity as a female and how I found my place as a female in… Read More »

Body Image: Your Gentle Guide to Loving Your Body

This is the last part of a 4-part series on body image—how I hated my body for a long time, learned to love my body eventually, and how you can… Read More »

How I Began to Love My Body, Part 3: Overcoming My Body Hate

This is part 3 of a 4-part series on body image—how I hated my body for a long time, learned to love my body eventually, and how you can achieve a… Read More »

How I Began to Love My Body, Part 2: Unraveling My Weight Issues

This is part 2 of a 4-part series on body image—how I hated my body for a long time, learned to love my body eventually, and how you can achieve a… Read More »

How I Began to Love My Body, Part 1: My Deep Hatred for My Body

This is part 1 of a 4-part series on body image—how I hated my body for a long time, learned to love my body eventually, and how you can achieve a… Read More »

Why I Used to Be Afraid of Intimidating Men and Why It Does Not Faze Me Anymore

I have a secret to share. I used to be afraid of intimidating other people. Specifically, men. Since my early 20s (I’m 28 at this… Read More »

What Childhood Stories Are You Replaying Today?

Many years ago when I was a small child, there was a point when I thought I was going blind. I accidentally got soap into… Read More »

The Beauty of Self – Why I Used To Feel Inferior about My Looks and Why I No Longer Feel That Way Today

Let me share with you something which I've never told anyone before. Since 2003—that's 10 years ago—till a couple of months ago, I had been donning a fringe. Throughout the entire 10 year... Read More »

Why You Should Stop Comparing Yourself With Others (and How to Do So)

“People have one thing in common; they are all different.” — Robert Zend “Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content… Read More »

Are You Sabotaging Yourself? How to Stop Self-Sabotage

Self-Sabotage Last week, I was reading this Forbes article about why there aren’t more women on boards. This snippet caught my eye: When we meet… Read More »

Thin You, ‘Meet’ Not-Thin You

For those of you who would like to lose weight but haven’t been able to do so (or have successfully lost the weight before but… Read More »

21DJC Day 8 – On a Scale of 1-10, How Much Do You Love Yourself?

This is Day 8 of the 21-Day Journaling Challenge (21DJC). The challenge is over but you can still do the tasks in your own time! Visit the overview page for all… Read More »

Finding Your Inner Self

Have you ever thought about who you are? What you stand for? I’m not talking about your life roles or your social identity. You can… Read More »

How to Be The Most Confident Person In The World

“Hi Celes, how do you keep enough belief in yourself to be self-confident? Sometimes I find myself filled with so much self-doubt that it becomes… Read More »