MENTAL HEALTH - SELF ESTEEM
I’ve been going to a support group for the last 4 years and they would make us say
“I’m a valuable and worthy person”
and EVERYTIME I said it I didn’t believe it. I felt like I was lying to myself.
After 4 years of hesitantly saying it, I now finally believe it.
OH, not only am I a valuable person, I’m also
ambitious, successful, a good boss (according to my assistant ❤️),
a good friend, sister, and daughter, nice to others, thoughtful, works out, eats healthy, can MF cook,
a business owner, a homeowner,
HILARIOUS, hot AF, emotionally mature, creative, and talented.
Like, y’all... I canNOT believe I wasn’t confident ALL OF MY LIFE until I was 30 years old! Goodness gracious.
I told my roommate that I’m going to find someone who is also ambitious, successful, thoughtful, funny, kind, hot, talented AND will take care of me physically and financially.
He was like “how do you know?”
And I was like… “because I’m not accepting anything less.”
Now that we are here I’m going to tell y’all what I’m looking for in a person.
NON-NEGOTIABLE:
-Self-aware (or meditates, goes to therapy)
-Funny (to me)
-Vietnamese (so you can laugh at my viet jokes)
-Đẹp trai (and works out/eats healthy)
-Has rhythm
-Ambitious (either career driven or striving to impact the world in a positive way)
-Financially spoils me and treats me like a princess
-Doesn’t do hard drugs
HIGHLY PREFERRED:
-Can dance
-Has tattoos
-Doesn’t eat meat
-Doesn’t drink or do drugs
This is how I see it:
You take care of me financially and physically and I will take care of you emotionally and sxxually.
I don’t think my standards are too high because everything I ask for is exactly what I bring to the table.
Let me tell y’all, this self confidence didn’t come overnight. This was YEARS of me getting A LOT of PROFESSIONAL HELP:
2 therapists, 2 health coaches, 2 different support groups, a spiritual mentor, and a psychiatrist.
I did all the MF mental hard work to get here and now, I feel good about myself.
Now, I value myself.
Now, I love myself.
Thank you for listening.
I hope y’all are doing well. Please take care of yourself.
Love,
Maria Mai ❤️
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MENTAL HEALTH - SELF LOVE
Y’all, the confidence I have in myself now is ridiculous.
If you look at my previous post about Mental Health, it was all about me doubting myself, hating myself, thinking I’m never enough…
I started myself love journey in 2019. It’s been six years and a lot of tears.
I have worked so hard, got so much professional help, and healed so much of my traumas that I am now in a place where I freaking love myself, and I cannot believe where I am now.
I hope this inspires you too work on loving yourself. I think the funny thing about the self-love journey is that came with a lot of pain and crying.
It is so worth it. I love myself. I love my life. I am grateful for everything I have. I’m grateful for everyone in my life.
Thank you for being on this journey with me. I’m grateful for you. I hope you’re taking care of yourself, appreciating yourself, and loving yourself.
Love,
Maria Mai
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Happy Birthday to our Socal's talented Artist Nathaniel who isn't just @polyglot of verbal languages but also various languages of performance arts 🎂🎂🎂
📸: @emmie.yee at our Urban Nights Charity Event for cancer societies 🎗️
💃🏽: beautiful @inside.mai.mind
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This weeks featured dancer of the week:
Maria @inside.mai.mind
Every Bachata Wednesday at Stevens Steakhouse, we will be featuring a Bachata Dancer on this Bachata Night!
Doing this as a shout out / something new & fun for the dancers / students / performers / instructors that support Stevens Steakhouse Bachata Wednesdays & Sundays, as well as other venues throughout the month here in LA / OC.
Featured Dancer:
-Dancer Of The Week Pin
-Free Cover For The Night
-Dance Circle At Midnight
-Great Quality Video Recording To Post / Keep
Just want to do something a little different each week for different dancers to support/give back to all the people who keep Bachata Nights alive in all of our venues! 🎉
Interested in Nominating a Dancer of the Week? Check out my IG Highlights to nominate a dancer. :)
SooooNaaaasty! 🕺
@stevenssteakhouse
