Lately I've been trying to learn how to be my own best friend. I did some reflecting and realized that I'm not as good of a friend as I once thought I was. I try to be a good friend to others, but when it comes to being kind to myself, I struggle. This made me realize I've been a bad friend to myself. As I learn to respect and love myself, I've been taking this approach of treating myself the way I'd treat my best friends. I try and catch myself whenever I'm putting myself down and ask "would I say this to a friend?" It's helped me along my journey to be kinder to myself and I encourage you to try it, if this is something you struggle with. Enjoy!