DEDE NICOLE
motivational self-love influencer and speaker
DEDE SPEAKS
SELF LOVE CORNER
SELF LOVE CORNER
affirmation of the week: self forgiveness
Self-forgiveness is so important in our self-love journey because it allow us to heal from our past mistakes and move on with a positive attitude. Self-forgiveness is not about denying or excusing our wrong doings, but about accepting them and learning from. By forgiving ourselves, we show our selves compassion, respect and kindness. We also fee ourselves from guilt, shame, and resentment, which can harm our mental and wellbeing. Self-forgiveness is a way of honoring our true selves and embracing our protentional for growth and happiness.
SELF-CARE TIP OF THE WEEK
Social Media Detox
It’s important to break from social media every once in a while and focus on self-care. A social media detox can help you disconnect from the digital world and reconnect with yourself. If not careful, social media can easily influence you to comparing yourself to others in thinking this is how you should look or be or the world will not except you, which can lead to low self-esteem, insecurities and depression, especially if you are not strong in who you are. You should never allow anyone to determine your worth or what you should look like. Remember your identity is in GOD, the one who created you, but you will never get to know that until you start spending alone time with him and developing a relationship with him, then he will tell you all the awesome things about you and what he loves about you, especially when you came to mind to create
PSALM 139:
I praise you because I am fearfully and WONDERFULLY made
SELF-LOVE STORY OF THE WEEK
Hello, I am DeDe Nicole, the face behind DeDe Nicole Speaks. I have been in several relationships throughout my life, where I did not love myself enough to leave toxic, unhealthy relationships. I was always changing how I looked, dressed, trying to lose weight, belittling myself , to get people to love me the way I loved them. It was never enough. There was a time that I went into a chronic depression, which caused a hate for myself. I would get dressed in the dark, just to keep from looking at a person I thought could never be loved, that no one seemed to love or want to love. I found myself going into relationship after relationship unhealed on top of chasing and trying to find something that was already within myself .In September of 2021, I involved myself in another relationship that resulted in the same pattern. Before this relationship, I had not dated for a while and decided to give it a shot one more time. Again, I was made to feel unworthy of love, not pretty enough, not good enough. The relationship ended on the others person’s superficial wants instead. I thought I knew what “self love” was but apparently I did not. Through God’s love for me, I finally began to understood what self love was and realized that self love is loving who God created me to be without allowing others thoughts about me, dictate who I should be, feel and look. I learned that I am my own kind of beautiful as well on the inside and out where true beauty lies. Beauty is within. Let no one tell you differently. Through this continuous journey, God is allowing me to see my true potential, gifts and purpose that he has created just for me and in his timing, someone will love all of me as he does. You have to know that your worth is not based on having something or someone and love yourself enough to know that you deserve good things. Know when to choose you even when they don’t choose you. Healthy boundaries with any relationship we connect to, is the goal in loving yourself authentically. Always remember that you are something, you are someone, you are bold, you are beautiful and you are PHENOMENAL.