L.K. Elliott, Confessions of an Ex Hot Mess

"I puked rainbows all over my childhood, and it felt so good."

"Communication is like a pressure relief valve for your body. When a little pressure gets cooked up inside and needs to be released, you can gently turn the nozzle and release it slowly and gracefully until you feel better, by way of a productive conversation. But if you choose to ignore the warning signals and leave that pressure inside, it's going to grow and inevitably explode and make a mess, by way of an overreaction and possibly an argument."

"Feeling uncomfortable is the first step towards growth."

"I like to compare my mental stress capacity to a dinner plate. Most people have moderate amounts of stress in their life, like a nice balanced meal. The food represents different stresses that occur in our lives, past and present."

"Every relationship will suffer to some degree without finding self-acceptance and treating yourself like your own best friend."