selflove

3 Things I have Learnt About Myself In 2021

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021by Olivia32 Comments

2021 has been a year, and honestly I have learnt about myself more this year than any other year. Maybe its because of the pandemic and I haven’t had anything else to do. Or whether this was just the year I was supposed to flourish and become who I am meant to be. From speaking to other people they have said the same thing. They have felt that this last 18 months have provided us some time to sit and reflect on life and who we are. And really I feel like thats what’s happened.

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Mental Health

It’s Taken Me 26 Years To Love Myself

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021by Olivia28 Comments

I can’t actually believe that its taken me 26 years to love myself, but here I am.

As many of you know, over the last 6 months I have embarked on a new lifestyle journey. Learning to love and respect my body, mind and soul. I have been exercising and eating better so that I can become better. But not only have I been learning to love my body, but myself as a whole. Never before I have I felt such peace with myself. Everyday I learn something new about who I am and who I am becoming. I have spoken to a few people about this topic, and so many have said that they are at a point even still at 40-50 years old where they don’t love themselves. Society has such a large part to play in this. With their unreal beauty standards and expectations of how we should look and be as people.

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Self-Confidence

Why Body Positivity is Important

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021by Olivia43 Comments

Do you feel as though you have good body positivity? Do you love yourself and the body that you are in? I know it can be hard to answer those questions, because for me it depends what day it is. Some days I wake up feeling great, I love myself and I embrace who I am. Others I wake up feeling the total opposite. And thats totally normal.

We are living in a world where there is one type of body that is admired by the masses and one type of body that is socially acceptable. And if our bodies don’t fit that standard it can leave us feeling less worthy, or not beautiful enough. Which should not be the case at all.

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self-care

My Top Tips For Self-Care on Bad Days

November 23, 2020January 12, 2021by Olivia48 Comments

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Do you ever just have really awful days and you don’t know how to turn them around? On days like those, I force myself to practice some form of self-care. I say force, because alot of the time I don’t really feel like doing it. Doing these practices might not get rid of my problem, but it sure does make me feel better for it. Self-care is so important for maintaining good mental and physical health. We often forget how important self-care is for our overall wellbeing.

So in todays post I’m sharing things I do when I’m having a bad day, which help me to feel better and turn my day around. I hope you find these helpful, and would love to hear the things you do on self-care days too.

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self-care

20 Things You Can Do to Fall In Love With Yourself

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Do you struggle finding ways to show yourself love? It can be hard after years of hating the way that you are. I don’t think social media and the media in general today helps with that. They praise certain body types whilst bashing others. They help to set this expectation in peoples lives that we must look and be a certain way to ‘fit in’, and anybody who doesn’t conform that standard is seen as an outsider and unwanted.

In todays post we will be going through 20 things you can do to fall in love with yourself. Some easier than others but all beneficial to creating that great relationship with ones self. Self-love is hard and can be a long progress. It will mentally be tough and maybe physically, but the main thing is that you start. We must learn to wholeheartedly love ourselves and accept who we are as people. So much of self hate comes from the lack of confidence and love for ourselves, and it can stem from mental health illnesses too. I hope todays post inspires you to start your journey.

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Self-Confidence

20 Ways to Fall In Love With Yourself

November 3, 2020November 1, 2023by Olivia48 Comments

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Guest Posts, self-care

How Self-Care Can Help With Weight Loss

Featuredby Olivia64 Comments

[GUEST POST]

Hi, I’m Jan – the face behind Jan On The Blog. I’m a millennial working mom and aspiring blogger from the land down under in Melbourne, Australia. Reading and writing make up my happy place. Jan On The Blog is a lifestyle blog. It’s a mixed bag with a little bit of everything – posts on wellness, parenting, food, things to ponder, books, TV shows and nature – because variety is the spice of life! Have a read of this post, then please come visit Jan On The Blog and let me know what you think – like, comment and follow it if you think it’s any good. Thanks Olivia for having me over at Olivia Lucie Blake!

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Self-Confidence

4 Ways To Practice Self-Compassion

Featuredby Olivia18 Comments

I almost feel like I’m unintentionally doing a mini series with all of my self-love, self-confidence and self-acceptance posts. I think its so important in the current climate that we are kind to ourselves and show ourselves love. Society and ourselves put pressure on us to be a certain way, and when we don’t fit that mould we aren’t seen as worthy enough, which is of course not true. I had never heard of the phrase self-compassion until a few days ago, so decided to do my own research and then extend what I have learnt to here on my blog.

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Guest Posts, Self-Confidence

My Journey to Self Acceptance

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I’m mimie mailumo, I am a law student and an entrepreneur. I write about food, skincare and lifestyle on my blog posts. Please check out my blog here.

MY INSECURITIES

Looking smaller than my age has always been an insecurity of mine. Most of my friends are either taller than me or have bigger bodies than mine. But recently, I have come to notice that most people actually look smaller than their ages but the only reason this disturbed me was because the people I surrounded myself with, never stopped to remind me of my size. Of course this wasn’t said to me directly, it was rather an indirect reference. The funny part about it, is that they weren’t even my friends just acquaintances.

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Guest Posts, Life

How to Overcome Criticism, Fear & Disappointment

Featuredby Olivia27 Comments

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Hello, my name is Zorana from www.beautyvoyagerorg.wordpress.com. I am a travel/ lifestyle blogger writing about my travel experiences, beauty industry, mental health and self-esteem & growth . I am excited for this amazing collaboration with Olivia and at the same time I will be publishing her post on topic “How to Overcome The Challenges of Life ” on my blog so please go and check it out after you have read this post . Thank you and let’s get straight to our topic.

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