Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
2016 Heidi would’ve been MORTIFIED by a still picture of 2026 Heidi.😄
Why? Because Heidi 10 years ago was held incredibly captive by the perception of others.
Heidi 2016 was a prisoner to her body, her sexuality, her external appearance, her makeup, her photos… really, she was a prisoner to the world.
That girl misunderstood a makeup-less woman who didn’t dress to impress anyone… as someone who had “given up.”
Or someone who had “let herself go.”
Oh the judgement I would have silently passed. ESPECIALLY as a woman aged.
We tend to judge what we don’t understand, I am learning.
Damn a decade sure was good for this girl. Because today, I know that a person living life the way I do today (not caring about things I previously cared about)…
…has nothing to do with ✨letting myself go…✨
…and everything to do with ✨ letting go of the mask I thought I needed to wear in order to be enough.✨
Tag someone who needs this. Even if that someone is you… ten years ago.🫶🏼
And if you want a link to this episode 🎙️… just comment “LINK” below.
2016 Heidi would’ve been MORTIFIED by a still picture of 2026 Heidi.😄
Why? Because Heidi 10 years ago was held incredibly captive by the perception of others.
Heidi 2016 was a prisoner to her body, her sexuality, her external appearance, her makeup, her photos… really, she was a prisoner to the world.
That girl misunderstood a makeup-less woman who didn’t dress to impress anyone… as someone who had “given up.”
Or someone who had “let herself go.”
Oh the judgement I would have silently passed. ESPECIALLY as a woman aged.
We tend to judge what we don’t understand, I am learning.
Damn a decade sure was good for this girl. Because today, I know that a person living life the way I do today (not caring about things I previously cared about)…
…has nothing to do with ✨letting myself go…✨
…and everything to do with ✨ letting go of the mask I thought I needed to wear in order to be enough.✨
Tag someone who needs this. Even if that someone is you… ten years ago.🫶🏼
And if you want a link to this episode 🎙️… just comment “LINK” below.
