It’s been 2.5 months since I had Pearl Jo, and I’m finally starting to feel kind of normal. With that also comes the normal anxiety and the self love/body image struggles. To be honest, it really doesn’t have anything to do with having children. I mean… SURE. I’ve gone through the pain and heartache of losing the body that you thought you knew so well to pregnancy and having to adjust not once, but twice to a new and different body.

But these issues have been with me since I was young and long before having children.

FACING MYSELF WITH BARRY'S BOOTCAMP: LOVE YOURSELF CHALLENGE RECAP

In November of 2017, I was tired. Tired of feeling like crap. It'd been 2 years since I had a baby, and 2 years since I had taken care of myself. I found myself in a deep depression and drowning in anxiety.

8 WAYS TO CURE YOUR BAD MOOD

Stuck in a RUT? A FUNK? A BAD MOOD? This happens to me ALL of the time. Especially since starting my own business, I find it happens more often. It can sometimes be hard to stay motivated when I'm the one in charge.

Here's what I do to snap out of it!

LIFESTYLE, STYLEAshley DoroughMarch 13, 2018anxiety, cure bad mood, fitness, outfit, workout wear, plus size, athletaComment

WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST BARRY'S CLASS

Hi, I'm Ashley, and I used to be afraid of working out. I would see my friends go to these classes at fitness boutiques and think "I would be SO out of place there."

LIFESTYLEAshley DoroughJanuary 23, 2018barrys, bootcamp, fitness, nutrition, health, love yourself challenge, house of dorough, body positive, self love, workoutComment

CHALLENGE: ARE YOU REALLY LOVING YOURSELF?

I'm afraid I've done all of you a disservice. I haven't been truthful. I've been preaching "self-love" on this blog for awhile, and to my defense I thought I had reached a point of loving myself. But here's the thing... I haven't been taking care of ME. If I've been neglecting ME, then how is that an act of self love? It's not.

Here's the deal - I have not felt like myself in two years.

LIFESTYLEAshley DoroughOctober 30, 2017fitness, health, healthjourney, mentalhealth, bodypositive, loveyourselfComment