Looking in the mirror and hating what you see is an every day occurrence for a lot of people, particularly women. Instead of seeing what is beautiful, we tend to pick out the things we hate about ourselves. I have struggled with depression and anxiety for what feels like forever and it took a long time for me to find healthy coping methods. I partially blame this on social media. I would sit in my room for hours scrolling through instagram wondering why I couldn’t look like them and I’m not sure what made me realize that I didn’t need to look like them to be beautiful, but when that finally clicked my life became so much better.

By stepping back and looking at real people and real life we can find our happiness. Constantly comparing ourselves to the photo shopped pictures of celebrities and influencers is detrimental to the youth of America. Our standard of beauty is distorted and almost unachievable for the average girl. So, why are we expecting ourselves and others to look like the Kardashians? It has to stop. We don’t need to be 115 pounds with chiseled cheek bones to be beautiful. Healthy is beautiful. Natural is beautiful. Every impurity on your body is beautiful. If someone can’t see that then put your middle finger right in there face.

We are real girls and we are beautiful, cellulite, acne, fat rolls and all. Those things make us who we are. They make us beautiful and individual, and all of those things make us fucking awesome.