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You are in control of your life. Seize the reins. You’ve got this!

So much of healing culture is built on the idea that something inside you is broken, that if you just regulate better, think differently, or “do the work” harder, you’ll finally become whole. But what if healing isn’t about fixing what’s “wrong” with you?

What if healing is about remembering your wholeness, even in the presence of pain?

You are not a problem to solve. You are a human shaped by experience, some of it nurturing, some of it wounding. Healing doesn’t erase what happened; it changes how you relate to it. With compassion instead of shame. With understanding instead of self-blame.

Wholeness doesn’t mean “nothing hurts anymore.” It means every part of you is allowed to exist.

What healing as wholeness looks like:

You are not behind. You are becoming.

✅ Action step: When self-judgment arises (“Why am I still like this?”), Gently reframe: Nothing is wrong with me. I am learning how to care for what I’ve been through. Let that truth soften how you meet yourself today.

^{Love, Lola Graham}

Research out of New Zealand has examined what happens to people’s skin if they eat 250 micrograms (mcg) of vitamin C a day for 8 weeks. This is 3-4 times above the recommended daily intake; however, it is estimated that the majority of people don’t even meet the recommended daily intake.

The researchers found that getting 250mcg of vitamin C/day increased skin thickness, which indicates an increase in collagen production. This is because vitamin C promotes collagen synthesis. They also found a faster regeneration of epidermal cells, which is your skin’s outermost layer.

Unlike other animals, humans cannot store vitamin C in our bodies, so we need a constant supply through our diet. Some good sources of vitamin C are gold kiwis, regular kiwis, red peppers, lemons, oranges, pineapple, broccoli, and strawberries.

Getting a good amount of vitamin C in your diet seems to be a good way to keep your skin healthy and strong.

✅ Action step: Eat some foods high in vitamin C today!

PMID: 41167549, PMID: 31963293

^{By: Joshua Graham}

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