Flavie Eidel

Photoshoot - Romane

Hey you,

First of all, I really hope you're having a good day.

Today, I wanted to share with you these pictures of the wonderful Romane. I know I sound cheesy everytime I talk about the people I take pictures of, but I swear, it's always 100% sincere. 

Romane is a unique combination of Badass and Soft and I remember clearly being in awe while listening/documenting her. She is so inspiring and I hope she's aware of her power :) 

I hope you liked the pictures!

Have a good rest of your day,

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Photoshoot - Anaïs

Hey you,

First, I hope you're doing great!

Today, I wanted to share with y'all some pictures with the sweet Anaïs. Every single one of my sessions is very special to my heart and this one is no exception. 

Anaïs is this little Sunshine that shows up with her open heart and bright smile and makes you feel warm and fuzzy just by existing. 

Before leaving, we played a little game (y'all know my obsession with playfulness, right?) and she hid some glitter in my living room. And it brings me so much joy everytime my eyes come across one of these memories. :)

I hope y'all like these pictures as much as I do,

Have a wonderful day,

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

A Shoot of Self Love #4 - Badass Bitch

Hello you and welcome in this 4th edition of A Shoot Of Self Love.

This time I wanted to do things a bit differently, and I hope y'all will like it! 

Please, let me know what you'd like to learn next so I can adapt the next edition to your needs :)

Have a very great rest of your day and please take care of yourself!

Flavie.

Happy Valentine's Day to YOU

Hey you,

First of all, I hope you're doing great. That you slept well, ate good food, were kind to yourself.

We all know that today is Love Day. Some people like to focus on romantic shared love on this day, but Love is beyond that, right?

No matter if you have (a) partner(s) or not, don't forget that the love of your life is yourself. Your relationship with yourself is what deserves to be celebrated, today and any other day. 

Your relationships to others don't define your worth, just in case you needed a reminder. 

I hope you get a chance to spend good time with your beautiful self today, no matter what it means. 

And if you feel alone, which is completely okay, maybe you can think about other sources of love in your life? Animals, Friends, Family... They'd probably be happy to receive Love from you :)

I hope you have a great day,

Talk to you soon honey and Happy Valentine's Day.

Flavie

PS: talking to y'all the other day really helped me feel better, and I'm starting to feel motivated again. What about y'all? How are you feeling?? 

Hey angel

Hey you!

Just passing by to remind you the unique wonderful human you are. Yes, YOU. You may have forgotten, but I haven't. You're special even when you don't feel like it. You're precious even when you're feeling down. You're cool even when you're doubting yourself. You're allowed to have meh days. We all do (me first! ahah). But these days are a part of your beautiful story.

Don't forget to be kind to your great self.

Have a fun day,

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Hello Sunshine

Hey you,

I'm just passing by to wish you a wonderful upcoming week. I hope you had a great weekend and that you slept well.

I'm convinced that you're strong enough to face anything coming your way and I hope you're aware of your strength.

You deserve joy. So much joy.

I believe in you. 

Have a great rest of your day,

Talk to you soon :)

Flavie.

Little Update

Hey you!

I hope you're doing well and that you have fun things planed for this upcoming weekend.

I wanted to take time to share some heart to heart updates with whoever would like to know what's going on for me lately.

_ First things first, I am aware of how lucky I am, and how harder things can be for most people on this planet right now. People are fighting for their own life, grieving, and so much more, and I honestly feel quite ridiculous with my little privileged problems. 

_ The other day, I posted on Instagram that all I wanted was partying. And gosh, I miss partying. And I didn't even like it THAT much when it was still a thing. But as everybody else around this planet right now, I could use a couple hours forgetting about everything, surrounded by other people who don't think about anything else either. I'm not saying it's my only problem, just that it sounds like a nice short term solution. 

Then, someone got mad at me because I didn't have it as hard as them, and it was the perfect opportunity for me to take a break with the platform. I have an addict brain, I'm way too often seeking for distraction, and lately, with everything that's been going on, social media took a place in my daily life that I couldn't really control anymore. 

_ I love human interactions. They fill up my heart and meeting new people is one of my deepest joys. I love getting to know random stuff about people, seeing their reactions, witnessing their growth... But I've not been able to really have access to other humans for quite a lot of time now. I've been in half lockdown for a few years already due to some personal stuff, and gosh, it's hitting hard. Others' happiness was always my biggest motivation and I don't really have a real access to it anymore, alone in my home. So I've became my biggest motivation for a while... Until it faded away. Everyday looks the god damn same. Over and over and over. It'll pass. It always does. But right now, all I'm able to do is... pretty much nothing. I have all these projects that have been starring at me for a while, and I can't do anything about them. I try, little by little, but it feels forced more than desired. And I'm too passionate to work like that. I know that many people do that on a daily basis, and I admire them so much for that. But I'm not that strong right now.

_ I also feel like my job makes no sense with everything that is going on, but I have no idea what I should/could/would like to be doing otherwise. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, and it is such an insane source of joy when I get to meet my clients. I just... would like to be doing more.

_ That's why my new edition of A Shoot Of Self Love is taking so long to come out. I work on it little by little daily, as much as I can, and I'm hopeful that this edition will be a lot of fun for some of y'all.

_ That's also why I haven't been on Instagram for the past few days (even if I'm sure no one noticed ahah). I am trying to see if removing this huge distraction from my daily life can help me see and do things differently. 

_ And that's also why I've been postponing other projects that I talked about or started to work on.

It's hard to talk about that when all I want is to cheer y'all up. I hate rubbing my problems on people's faces, especially now. But I think it's a good reminder that happiness and self love are not linear and that some days, weeks, or months can be hard, no matter how privileged or joyful we seem. 

Maybe you can relate to some stuff, maybe not. I know my worries are pretty common and that's one of the reasons I wanted to share them with you today.

I'm a work in progress, and so are you. 

I believe in us, one day at a time. We'll find joy again. 

How are YOU doing lately?

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Lavie Eibel Podcast - T'es un petit soleil

Hello you!

J'espère que ces quelques mots sauront réveiller le soleil qui est en toi :)

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Lavie Eibel Podcast - Premier "je t'aime"

Hey salut vous!

Chose promise, chose due: voici le récit plus détaillé du premier Je t'aime avec Jean Mimi. J'espère que ça vous fera sourire et que cette histoire égayera votre journée.

A tout bientôt,

Flavie.

Lavie Eibel Podcast - Intro

Hey salut vous!

Ca y est, c'est enfin le grand moment, je me lance dans l'aventure du podcast. Je ne sais pas vraiment où ça va nous mener, mais je compte sur vous pour me faire des retours (avec toute l'indulgence dont vous êtes capables, hein?) afin qu'on fasse évoluer ce projet, ensemble.

For my fellow supporters who don't speak french, I hope y'all can still enjoy the audio? I've heard some of y'all find my voice soothing, so maybe it can help you to sleep or relax? Thank you so much for your support anyways, I swear i'll still post most of my content in english, so stick around! :)

Have a wonderful rest of your day and have fun!

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

You're so strong

Hey you!

I'm just passing by to remind you, just in case you need it, that you grew soooo much already and that no matter what obstacles you're facing right now, I am convinced that you will be okay. You have the inner ressources to face every single challenge life throws at you. 

My mother once told me that life only gives you struggles that you are strong enough to manage, even if you're not aware of it yet. I try to remember this when things get too overwhelming and it gives me extra courage. Maybe it can help you as well, who knows. :)

Have a great day and please, take care of your precious self.

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Are you okay?

Hey you!

I hope you're doing well, and that this new year is filled with questions that will find answers during the year.

Do you know what you'd like to learn from 2021? Feel free to take some time to reflect on this, without necessarily turning it into goals or resolutions. Journaling or voice recording can definitely help to see things clearer. 

No matter what it is, no matter how you go about it, remember that you are on the right path and that there is surprises and magic waiting for you at every corner. You can't always feel it and that's completely okay, it will still be around when you're ready for it. 

Take care and talk to you soon,

Flavie

A Shoot of Self Love #3

Hello you!

Welcome in this new edition of A Shoot Of Self Love! I really hope this one, as well as the previous one, will help you connect with yourself on the most gentle and ludic way.
Please, feel free to give me any feedback, so I can keep improving this project so dear to my heart, and connect with y'all on an even better way.

Have a wonderful experience,

Flavie.

Happy New Year

Hello beautiful human,

I wish you a year filled with pretty surprises, deep connexions, with others but especially with yourself. I wish you health, kindness, discovery and a mountain of love. This year can be the new chapter of your life, , the continuity of another one, a break, there is no wrong way to unfold 2021.

I believe in you, in your progress and your vision. I am convinced that what you learned in your hardest moments will serve you in your next battles. You can do this. You just have to see it. :) 

See you tomorrow for #AShootofSelfLove3!

You're so special

Hey you!

I'm just passing by to remind you that you survived to all the bullshits life threw at you this year. I'm sure you learned so much during the process and that you will be able to use all these lessons in the next chapters of your life.

You're great.

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Merry Christmas!!

Hello you!

Today is YOUR day, and I wanted to celebrate YOU with this little Zine I made for you, and the other people I care about!

Thanks to all the cool people that surround me, I am beyond thankful.

I hope this Zine can bring you a bit of the joy and peace 2020 took away from you!

You're the best!

I love my body.

I love my body for creating tears when I need to let go of overwhelming feelings,

I love my body for moving when there is music around,

I love my body for drawing a smile on my face when I need to express my contentment,

I love my body for the feeling it allows me to have when I sneak in a comfy bed with clean sheets and a warm blanket,

I love my body for all the little things it tells others about me that I wouldn't be able to verbalize otherwise,

I love my body for allowing me to listen to my friends, past, present or future,

I love my body for making it easy for me to go on walks with my dog,

I love my body for crashing on the couch and bingewatching Christmas shows,

I love my body for making it possible for me to see all the beauty around me,

I love my body for being my compagnon in all the important and less important steps of my life,

I love my body for all the ways it helps me connect with others, and myself.

For all these reasons and many more, I love who I see in the mirror. Capitalism sometimes convinces me that my worth is held in the way I look, but this is just a toxic illusion. I am as worthy with 30kg more or 30kg less. My weight has nothing to do with my inner value, and I wish people could realize that about themselves.

My body is beautiful, but it is the least interesting thing about it. And I hope you can say the same about yourself.

For the ones who wonder, I am currently battling hard stuff in my personal life and it takes lots of space in my mind. It is necessary but quite heavy, which makes it hard to stay focus on other things and has a clear impact on my work, but it may get better super soon, hopefully! I'm trying my best for it :) Thank you so much for your support, understanding, and kindness. 

What's next?

Hey you!

I hope you're doing well on this last chapter of 2020.

A few days ago, my perfect little system built to survive something that didn't even know existed got hit by the truck of life (aka I learned something unexpected that turned my little world upside down) and I'm not sure I want to keep living and working the way I currently do. And to be honest, I'm not sure I know what it means yet.

I am taking time off to process all of my feelings and take decisions based on this. 

Oh and it is a good thing. A very good thing. 

I would like to know why you're here and what you want to see more of, so I can offer you the kind of content you want to see!

Please, pick all the things you like or would like to see more. 

Please let me know if you'd like to see anything else from me in here! 

You can do this

Hey you!

It's Monday and I hope you had a good weekend!

As every other week, this one is probably coming with its load of challenges, but I'm here to remind you that you can do this. 

It isn't your first try. You overcame way bigger issues that the ones you are facing at the moment. Things may be feeling a bit scary, but you are completely capable of handling things.

You may need help for some of it and if it's the case, there is no shame in reaching out. Humanity survived all these years because individuals helped each other. If you can't do everything alone, it doesn't make you a failure, it just makes you human. And if people make you feel bad about it, change the people you're surrounding yourself, but please don't minimize your needs. 

Whatever you'll go through this week will teach you important things that will make the next steps of your life a bit easier and that is exciting, right?

Take care and talk to you soon,

Flavie.

If you wanna be excited, you gotta make it exciting

Hey you!

I hope you're doing well!

Today I wanted to share with you my favorite mantra lately.

One night this phrase randomly came to my mind and didn't leave it ever since. I wrote it on a few stickies around my house to remotivate myself when I come across it.

If you wanna be excited, you gotta make it exciting. 

That's (almost) as simple as that. (okay, no, it's not THAT easy, but it definitely feels good to know that we're not completely powerless on the way we feel :) 

Of course, nothing is really exciting by itself. Your mindset is what will define your whole experience, and in our society, we tend to minimize this aspect, I feel like.

That's why I decided to embrace my Too Much side and make things big for others and myself. Because it is way more exciting that way, at least for me.

So next time you want to feel excited, go the extra mile. Take your time to find the best way to make it exciting for yourself and others.

You deserve to have fun. 

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

I believe in YOU

Hello you!

Today, I just wanted to pass by to remind you that no matter how scared or confused you may be feeling, I believe in you.

No matter how rejected and out of space you may be feeling, I believe in you.

No matter how anxious or depressed you may be feeling, I believe in you.

No matter how much of a failure you may be feeling, I believe in you.

No matter how random you may be feeling, I believe in you.

The way you see yourself isn't necessarily the reality. You are so much more than what self hate is telling you, trust me. We all go through spirales of confusion where we see our faults and flaws through a scary magnifying glass. Your thoughts are just thoughts. They'll pass, like the storm they are. And after the sunshine will be back. It always comes back. 

I believe in you, but most importantly, I hope YOU believe in you.

A Shoot Of Self Love #2

Hey you!

I'm so excited to be back with the second edition of this program already!

It may sound silly, but working on this is so good for me at so many levels and trust me, I wasn't expecting this at all when I got the idea in the first place. The joy and satisfaction I get from this project that started from nothing inspires me to give a chance to my dreams and goals. By saying this, I hope it can give you the extra boost you need to start whatever you've been fantasying about! You deserve to live your best life!

Okay, let's get back to today's subject: A Shoot of Self Love is back! I hope the first edition gave you some direction and motivation to play with self portraiture, as a way of expression, a hobby or even just something new!

In this edition we go a little bit deeper into some technical stuff by a light introduction to gear and editing, while keeping it creative with some fashion tips and moody ;)

To use these tips the best, I highly encourage you to look back at the first edition as well, since they are complementary!

Feel free to tag #AShootOfSelfLove on your posts so I can cover you with love! 

I can't see what you create!

Also, feel free to let me know what you'd like me to cover in the next edition!

Have a wonderful rest of your day,

Talk to you soon!

Flavie. 

I freaking love you

Hey pssst

I'm just passing by to tell you how much I love y'all. I've never met most of you in person, but y'all make my life more precious daily! This little bubble we share is so dear to my heart, and it wouldn't exist at all without you.

So thank you.

I hope you're having a good day!

What was your highlight of the day?

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Nov 22nd "All my Notebooks & Journaling Prompts"

Hey you!

I hope you're doing well.

Today I wanted to talk a bit more about one of the habits that changed my life for the better. Journaling quickly became a part of my daily routine and I wouldn't trade it for anything. This simple addition to my routine is like a free and easy shot of self care.

Journaling reconnects me with myself, one line at a time. It is a warm reminder that I am the best friend I could ask for and offers me a safe space and time to focus on what really matters.

It improved not only my relationship with myself, but also with others. I don't need them to process things anymore, I got myself. So it releases pressure on us and leave more room for genuine connexion.

Plus, it gives more control over what I want to work on in therapy, since I clearly do some deep inner work daily already. My therapist actually seems weirded out by my self awareness and I wouldn't lie if I said I wasn't proud of it!

And because I am a bit Too Much, I went BIG on the Journaling game. 

I have a whole box of different journals under my bed that I love to sneak into before bed. And today, I'm here to share them all with you. Of course I won't share what I write in it, since it's my little secret, but I'll tell you everything you need to know to improve the way you approach yourself through this tool

Daily Journaling
This Journal is the one I fill up every night religiously. To make the process easier, I already wrote days of prompts, so once the night comes, I only have to fill the blanks and focus on what really matters.
prompts:
" How did I love myself today ? "
I love to take time to think about all the things I did for myself during the day. It also brings awareness on this aspect of your relationship with yourself in the future the more you do it.
" What was the most memorable moment of the day ? "
This prompt highlights what actually matters to you and helps you take time to rethink about your day with a positive and gentle point of view.
" What am I grateful for ? "
Gratefulness is key. It's not always easy, depending on the day. But it feels good to put things back in their context.
" Who made me feel good today ? "
I love this one. It brings more awareness on the connexions we have with people. I write everybody I can in there. The mailman who brings me my packages, my neighbor I talked with for a minute, the people who send me kind messages, my friends, everybody. Sometimes even the people who made a movie I liked during the day!
" What act of kindness did I do today ? "
Giving back to the world is important for me, so I like to add this into the things I think about daily.
" What was my biggest quality today ? "
It's hard to know ourselves when we're not used to think about it. This prompt breaks the self hate circle most of us can fall into and brings gentle self awareness.
" What could have made my day better ? "
This one is also here to look into what kind of improvement our days need. For example I often write "less screens" and think about it when I pick up my phone randomly during the day, which helps me to put it down sooner.
" What was the progress of the day ? "
Everyday holds a progress. There is no little progress. It is important to pat yourself in the back for what you've done well. You deserve it :)
" What am I looking forward to ? "
Brings excitement for the upcoming events. Doesn't have to be something crazy. It can just be your morning coffee, saying hi to someone or listening to music.
" If I could make one wish, what would it be ? "
I like to go wild on this one. No limits. If a genie appeared and offered you one wish, what would it be. It allows you to dream big and see what you'd do if you weren't scared.
" All the cool things I did today"
I tend to think that I never do enough things, which isn't true or nice. So on the left page of my daily journaling, I started to write all the things that I did and it made me realize that days are LONG and filled up!

Manifestation/Attraction
This cute journal helps visualizing what I actually want and makes me more aware of the opportunities that go this way. Write in present time, like if it was your daily journal from the future, and feel the emotions that you'd feel if you were living these things. It feels good , doesn't it? :)

Random Journaling
When I feel like I need to write about something specific or not that doesn't fit in the other notebooks.

Letters
For when I feel the need to closure something with someone but I know that talking to them directly wouldn't be a positive thing in my life or in theirs at the moment. I try to always write these letters with kindness, love and compassion for the other person. It's important for me to include their perspective in what I write in this notebook. It helps me calm down my heart and look at the situation with peace.

Secret Good Deeds
I love to do stuff to make people feel better, but I don't always like to brag about it. So I decided to write some of them down in a special notebook that's only for me :)

What did it teach me?
The most effective way for me to move on after a negative experience is to understand what I learned from it. Sometimes the lesson is obvious, and sometimes I need to write it down :)

All the questions I should ask myself/others more
I love questions. They have the magical power to grow universes and light up the darkest places in our minds. They are so important.
I'm actually working on a cool project around them that will hopefully come to life one day. :)

Photo Projects
I've got this notebook for a while and I've been religiously writing down my creative photo ideas for a couple years in it. Once the project is done, I get back to it and add 'What I've learned' during this project and 'What I could have done better'.
It's funny because there was projects I completely forgot about that randomly happened to be done after some clients' requests. 

Negative Thoughts
As someone obsessive, I often have thoughts that refuse to leave my head unless I express them. For these, I don't need help or support and I don't want them to take space in my social interactions. So I just write them down for as long as I need and once it's done and I'm relieved, I throw away the pages and move on.

All the things I want/deserve/need to hear
I used to be frustrated by my friends and partners because they wouldn't say exactly what I needed to hear. Until I realized that I didn't need them to tell me these things because I could just do it myself. People aren't in my head, they have no clue what I need and that's completely okay. So I write down the good and the hard that I need to hear to keep going. 

Videos
Just a notebook to write down my video ideas

Gratitude Journal
Where I sometimes write the things I am grateful for

Business
Where I write down some of my business related informations and ideas.

The nice things people told me
I love having a notebook where I write down the things people told me. It is so overwhelming to go back to it, but also to take time to write by hand every word said. 

Crazy Notebook
A notebook that I often take with me when I watch movies, listen to stuff, and when I'm not sober. I note all the creative or weird ideas that cross my mind, without even thinking about it. Then, the next morning, I get back to it and filter what I can actually take out of it. Many of my favorite projects started that way :)

I hope this SUPER LONG post gave you the urge to start/keep journaling as well :)

Do you have specific notebooks? What are your favorite prompts? 

Have a great day,

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Self Love & Codependency

Hey you!

Today I wanted to talk about something that has been in the back of my mind the more I grow: how Self Love and Codependency have a direct impact on each other. 

I grew up codependent. As soon as I cared about someone, I would immediately act like a sloth and hold on to them like if my life depended on it. I would forget my own identity and try my best to fit into what could make them love me more. Their priorities would becoming mine, and I would not even pay attention to my own boundaries anymore. Which always ended up being the exact reason why they wouldn't want me after a while. 

This behavior shattered my heart, over and over. Not choosing ME was my biggest mistake, and I made it quite a few times. 

I came back to France after a break up that finished to destroy all my self confidence. I am not ready to talk about it, but my confidence was extremely low when I arrived, and the idea of trusting someone else again was so scary that I intentionally destroyed all my chances to become intimate with anyone for the longest time.

I was convinced that I couldn't change my way to approach intimacy so I cut ties with intimacy, if that makes sense.

But then, after so much inner work and self healing, I realized that I could love myself AND others in a healthy way. I could still be myself around people I cared about.

I don't need anymore. I can choose to give them a special place in my heart, but I can also choose to take away this privilege anytime I wanted. Because the only person I really need is myself. And if someone, no matter how much I love them, is not making me feel good, they get an eviction note from my soft heart.

Learning to love myself unconditionally made me realize my worth. I am now aware of what I bring into people's lives and if they aren't willing to receive, celebrate and embrace it, I don't have any interest in them anymore. I deserve to be treated with care and respect.

And you deserve to be treated with care and respect as well. You deserve to be looked at with love and consideration. You deserve to be loved. By yourself and others. Don't settle for less. You are precious. And if you're not convinced of this, it just means you still have some self love work to do, and that is good news :) You can do this. It is worth it. YOU are worth it.

You are wonderful. Never forget. 

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Full Photoshoot - Charlotte & Lou

Hey you!

How are you doing today?

I wanted to share with you this photoshoot I did right before the second lockdown and that warmed up my little heart.

Charlotte contacted me to do a photoshoot with her best friend. They live in different cities, don't see each other enough, and have been major reasons for each other to grow.

Before the session I sent them questionnaires as I always do and asked them to not share their responses with each other until the session. Their answers were so filled with love, admiration and respect for each other, it was so wonderful to read this. 

Their love is inspiring, joyful, raw, and so kind.

I won't describe the session itself, of course, because lots of intimate things have been said and shared, but it was a magical moment for the 3 of us.

I am extremely thankful to have the career I created for myself and to have the opportunity to help others the way I do.

I've received the kindest messages from both of them after the session and I couldn't be more overwhelmed.

I can't wait for my job to get back to normal after the lockdown :)

Have a wonderful day,

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

What do you really want?

Hey you!

I hope you're doing well.

Today, I wanted to take time to talk with you about needs, desires and knowing what kind of life YOU really want.

In our society, it's often hard to figure out easily that the reason why we're unhappy may just be because the life we are living has nothing to do with the one we actually want and need. Everything is built so we mindlessly take decisions that tie us a bit more with responsibilities we don't fully agree with and makes it harder and harder to change path. It isn't your fault if you feel stuck. But luckily, it's not because it isn't your fault that you can't fix it. 

But to know what to change and how to do so, you first need to know what YOU want.  It doesn't have to be an official statement. Desires evolve with you. And today's desires won't necessarily be tomorrow's desires. And that's completely okay. But the more we think about it, and the more we notice patterns. 

For example, I've always had big dreams for myself, since I was a child. And at first, they all seemed to be independent from each other and not really doable. But more I paid attention to what I really wanted, and more I noticed some things coming back over and over: Art, Freedom and Love. And while this seems pretty random and basic, I started making it my absolute priority and digging more and more in the specificities of these aspects. This allowed me to discover what Love, Freedom and Art looked like to me and how they could become the center of my life, step by step.  

Before taking decisions (even the tiniest ones), I think it's good to ask yourself if you really want what you're about to agree with, if it fits in your idea of happiness, the values you want to live by and if you have the time/energy/ressources to commit to this. You don't have to always have the answer. It can feel overwhelming and scary sometimes.

But I want you to know that I believe in you and I know that even if you don't feel like it, you are on the right path. Breathe, relax, and visualize your happy place, over and over. You deserve this place.

I plan on talking very soon about journaling prompts that can help you in this process and I hope you'll get something out of it!

Have a wonderful day,

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

What A Shoot of Self Love taught me?

Hello you!

To launch my dear A Shoot of Self Love Program, I decided to challenge myself to use the program myself and take a Self Portrait a day during a week.
The Sunday before it started, my self documentation was basically selfies that looked pretty similar to the ones your grandma  posts on Facebook, screenshots of fun texts I've been exchanging with people, and... That's pretty much it. So let me tell you how NOT convinced I was at the time by this whole thing.

Until I got a shoot of my own medicine. ;)

Self Confidence x Creativity
Honestly, Monday I really had to force myself to start and not postpone it for another week. I was really not inspired by my idea and felt dumb for wasting my time and YOUR time in this. That's why the Monday picture is barely edited or composed. I really did it because I said I would do it.
But quicker than I could even imagine, I started to play my own game and got more and more excited about it everyday, and my personal investment increased proportionally, of course. While the world was, once again, falling apart around me, I was blowing balloons, playing with glitters and seeing myself under a pleasing light. And I think this distraction saved me from falling as well.
Seeing myself that way had a direct impact on how I felt about my image, and how I presented. My self love exploded. It felt right, and honestly, the timing couldn't have been more on point.
I gave myself the opportunity to try out ideas I had in my head for MONTHS and to discover myself through the game of creativity and self kindness. Instead of thinking about everything that could go wrong, my brain was focused on creating, discovering, exploring. 

Projects x Community
If this challenge taught me one thing about entrepreneurship, it's that projects only become real when you believe in them. And that, sometimes, you have to talk about them to give them a chance to exist in the real world. The more you talk about what matters to you, the more people will understand your vision. Don't be shy. Your ideas matter. Even the weirdest, biggest, or dreamiest! Talk about it, get scared, and do it anyway! What if it worked out? ;)
People will support you in the kindest ways if you are convinced enough to convince them. This challenge was a pure ego trip and I was quite scared I would receive lots of hate from the outside and myself for it. But NOT AT ALL. It was actually the freaking opposite. I was covered with love this week, beyond what I could have dreamt of. And the most important part is that people got inspired by the idea of self portraiture! I'm so thankful for it, since it was my ultimate goal :)
I also explore and expand my self confidence to guide others through the experiment themselves. :) 

Conclusion
After these 7 creative and pleasing days, I am now so motivated to give myself new challenges, to push my limits and to try new things. I am happy of the way I look and the way I feel, about myself and others. I am more and more comfortable taking space and as a woman recovering from layers of trauma, it is unexpected. I am also currently feeling more playful with my way to approach life.
I clearly want and need more of this in my life. So I've decided to take a self portrait/week, to keep the magic going, and keep learning lessons that I can then share with y'all through the program A Shoot Of Self Love. 

A BIG thanks to Guillaume who, for my previous birthday, kindly offered me the balloons I used on Saturday's self portrait. :) 

I need your opinion :)

Hey you!

I hope you're doing well!

I would love to have your opinion about the language I use on this platform!

Are you comfortable with English or do you want me to add a french translation as well for my posts, as much as possible?
(The written posts can easily be translated by me but other posts like #AShootofSelfLove need more adjustments that I can't make at the moment, unfortunately)

If you are french but are good with english, you can choose both. 

What matters to me is that you can connect with the content I create for you. So your opinion is important and I would love to know your preferences. 

Have a great day and stay kind to yourself,

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.

Read this after your work day :)

We are living a really special moment and I know how stressful it is for most of us. Please, make sure to rest and take care of yourself. You've already did your best for the day. Now is time to breathe and think about relaxing things. 

Do something that makes you feel good and is distractive enough to keep the current events out of your mind for as long as possible. The world won't fall apart because you don't think about it for an evening. Go on airplane mode, and take the time to take the time.

Your daily chores can wait until tomorrow, I swear. It may not feel like it because you're in the middle of it, but your happiness and mental health matters more than all the things you have to check on your to do list. Even if it means that your kid won't go to volleyball, or that your boss will have to wait another day for his stupid bullshit. Your life is precious, what do you want to spend it in?

You matter so much. Treat yourself with the consideration and kindness you deserve :)

Talk to you soon,

Flavie.