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Stacy London

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STACY LONDON

Stacy faced severe bullying because of psoriasis. “It was so severe and pretty traumatic. Kids at 11 aren’t kind. They were leaving notes in my locker saying, ‘You look like the elephant man, go home before you infect us.’ Nobody understood that psoriasis isn’t contagious, and it can’t kill you, but it’s the kind of disease you sometimes wish could. After all those years of being looked at with an air of disgust, I wanted to command respect; I wanted to be beautiful and be considered cool.” People Magazine

Meghan Trainor

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MEGHAN TRAINOR

“My big thing that I’m working on in life right now is treating myself and being good to myself because it’s a very hard thing to do. Including taking care of my health and even how I talk about myself. My husband will catch me being like, ‘I’m huge today’ or ‘I feel so ugly,’ and he’ll be like, ‘Hey, tell yourself you’re pretty. You’re beautiful, remind yourself.” People Magazine

Amanda Seyfried

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AMANDA SEYFRIEND

“I don’t think you need a lot of products to feel clean and beautiful. We all want to be attractive to somebody, and it doesn’t have to take so much. It’s interesting what sticks around in your head when you think about beauty. Because when you’re going on a date or out to the movies and you’re seeing your crush, you think about what you’re going to look like. It’s never as good in person, but you still feel beautiful anyway. When you love somebody, you just don’t see what they look like. You don’t pay attention.”  allure

P!nk

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P!NK

“She (my mom) kicked me out when I was 15. It took me about six years to come back to her. I needed her when I was 21. She was there for me, and we’ve been best friends ever since. We were together last week, talking about regrets that we had. She comes from a generation that’s not very good at apologizing. I’ll never forget, but I’m here to forgive. I will apologize to anybody for anything because I believe in the power of apology.” People Magazine

Alicia Keys

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ALICIA KEYS

“Another thing I remember was I was so eager to clear the negative people. Any negative people or toxic energy, I was like, ‘They gotta go!’ Between what I was actually taking into my body and what I was energetically taking into my body, I remember that it was a huge catalyst to starting to have better skin. That’s where this idea of ‘soul care’ started to dawn on me and make sense. In so many ways our confidence truly does affect how we appear to others and to ourselves and how we walk in the world what you bring with you, your spirit and your energy. We talk about skin care and hair care and nail care and body care and all the cares, but we never talk about soul care, and that’s what makes you the most beautiful. When I’m lighting a candle I always set an intention. In my head I’ll just say, Today, I’m going to feel more joy than I ever felt. If it’s in the evening, Tonight, I will relax completely and let everything go that’s worrying me. I really learned how to believe in things like that. That’s something I didn’t know for a long time because I was always trying to hold things in or protect myself or not give away too much. I didn’t realize in a lot of ways I was not being clear about what it was I needed. If I’ve had a hard day, or hard week, or I’m feeling extra judgmental or dealing with a lot, I will set the intention, Today, I’m going to have ultimate clarity about what I need. You can make an intention and ask for whatever you need to receive.” Allure

Kayla Cromer

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KAYLA CROMER

“When I was getting started in acting, my coaches gave me some advice that’s been important in every single aspect of my life. They said all I needed was to embrace the real me. As an actress, that led me to opening up about my ASD with the world, but it’s advice that applies to everything we do. No matter who you are, or what you want to do in life, embracing the real you is the first step to making your dreams come true. When you’re true to yourself with people who really believe in your potential anything is possible. I’m proof.” GL

Mary J. Blige

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MARY J. BLIGE

“I didn’t feel beautiful, like for real, not just ‘Hey, I’m pretty’ but actually believing in it until about 2016. If you’ve been beat down mentally by someone, you’re never pretty enough. Nothing’s ever good enough. It’s not just the hairstyles and the clothing and the skin. It’s how I reinvent myself through trials and perseverance. Am I going to quit? No, I’m going to go to the next level because change is hard. But people see me come out and they think, ‘It’s just her skin or her hair.’ No, it’s her. It’s me. I’m really choosing to be a better, stronger person. During Mudbound and when I was married, I was feeling so low. I had to pay myself the highest compliments, even if I didn’t believe it, just so I could build myself up. I would do it in the morning, because that’s the time when your hair is not done and you don’t have on makeup. You’re just kind of dealing with yourself  for real. Good morning, gorgeous. I love you. I got you. I need you.” People Magazine