Anne-Marie, global pop star, shares her experiences with bullying and self-worth. She discusses the importance of embracing imperfection, prioritizing mental health, and setting boundaries. Anne-Marie highlights the impact of therapy on her clarity and happiness. She emphasizes the significance of pursuing personal growth and happiness, rather than seeking fame and perfection.
Embracing being average and setting boundaries are important for happiness and self-acceptance.
Understanding insecurities and anxieties stemming from past experiences and setting boundaries are crucial for prioritizing one's mental health and well-being.
Deep dives
Embracing Being Average and Setting Boundaries
In this podcast episode, Anne Marie discusses the importance of embracing being average and setting boundaries. She reflects on the pressure to always strive for perfection and emphasizes the need for self-acceptance and self-love. Anne Marie shares her personal journey of seeking therapy and how it has positively impacted her life, changing the way she thinks, feels, and reacts to things. She discusses the importance of understanding one's own insecurities and anxieties and how they can stem from past experiences. Anne Marie also highlights the power of normalizing conversations about mental health and the significance of setting boundaries to prioritize one's own well-being.
The Journey of Self-Love and Self-Acceptance
Anne Marie explores her journey of self-love and self-acceptance, discussing the impact of societal pressures and personal insecurities on body image. She shares the realization that her body is more than just an object for judgments and emphasizes the importance of appreciating her body for its functionality and abilities. Anne Marie also acknowledges the role of social media in exacerbating body image concerns and the power of following accounts that promote body positivity and self-acceptance.
Discovering the Power of Normalcy and Making Mistakes
Anne Marie challenges the societal notion that striving for extreme accomplishments or fame is the path to happiness. She encourages embracing normalcy and accepting the fact that everyone makes mistakes. Anne Marie shares the idea that learning and growth come from acknowledging and learning from mistakes rather than constantly striving for perfection. She emphasizes the importance of setting realistic expectations and finding happiness in everyday moments and simple pleasures.
Reflecting on Past Experiences and Understanding Boundaries
Anne Marie opens up about her past experiences, specifically addressing a significant event in school that impacted her self-perception and desire for acceptance. She shares how therapy and self-reflection have helped her understand the root causes of her insecurities and anxieties. Anne Marie highlights the importance of setting boundaries, both in relationships and in the way one perceives external judgment. She emphasizes that setting boundaries is crucial for prioritizing one's mental health and well-being.
You might not expect a global pop star to want to embrace being average, but Anne-Marie feels that might be one of the keys to happiness. She’s been seeking therapy from both writing music and seeing a psychiatrist, and in this chat with Fearne shares what she’s learnt about how being bullied at school affected her, and how to boost self-worth as an adult.
Anne-Marie’s second studio album, Therapy, is out on 23rd July, and her first book, You Deserve Better, is available from 30th September.
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